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The New Testament Greek Lexicon

Original Word Word Origin

Hrwñ compound of heros (a "hero") and (1491)

Transliterated Word Phonetic Spelling

Herodes hay-ro'-dace

Parts of Speech TDNT

Noun Masculine None

Herod Agrippa I was the son of Aristobulus and Berenice, and grandson of Herod the Great. After various changes in fortune, he gained the favour of Caligula and Claudius to such a degree that he gradually obtained the government of all of Palestine, with the title of king. He died at Caesarea, A.D. 44, at the age of 54, in the seventh [or the 4th, reckoning from the extension of his dominions by Claudius] year of his reign, just after having ordered James the apostle, son of Zebedee, to be slain, and Peter to be cast into prison: Acts 12:

Translated Words

KJV (44) - Herod Agrippa, 6; Herod Antipas, 27; Herod the Great, 11;

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The New Testament Greek Lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

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Bibliography Information

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Herodes". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon".