Hērōdēs · Herod

What it means

Hērōdēs (Ἡρώδης) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Herod”.

The name of several rulers of one family under Rome: Herod the Great, king of Judea when Jesus was born; his son Herod Antipas, who ruled Galilee; and his grandson Herod Agrippa I.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×13
• Mark×8
• Luke×14
• Acts×8

• Matthew 2:1

  Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, look, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

• Matthew 2:3

  And hearing this, King Herod was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

• Matthew 2:7

  Then Herod secretly called the magi and learned precisely from them the time when the star appeared.

• Matthew 2:12

  And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another way.

• Matthew 2:13

  And when they had withdrawn, look, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child to destroy him.”

• Matthew 2:15

  and he was there until the death of Herod, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, when he says, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

• Matthew 2:16

  Then Herod, seeing that he had been tricked by the magi, was greatly enraged, and sending men, he killed all the children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time that he had learned precisely from the magi.

• Matthew 2:19

  And when Herod had died, look, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

• Matthew 2:22

  But hearing that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there; and having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee,

• Matthew 14:1

  At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus,

• Matthew 14:3

  For Herod, having seized John, bound him and put him away in prison because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother,

• Matthew 14:6

  But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst and pleased Herod,

• Mark 6:14

  And King Herod heard of it, for his name had become known; and people were saying, “John the Immerser has been raised from the dead, and that is why these powers are at work in him.”

• Mark 6:16

  But when Herod heard it, he was saying, “John, whom I beheaded, he has been raised.”

• Mark 6:17

  For Herod himself had sent and seized John and bound him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

• Mark 6:18

  For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

• Mark 6:20

  for Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and he was protecting him. And when he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and he heard him gladly.

• Mark 6:21

  And an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his nobles and the commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

• Mark 6:22

  And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those reclining with him. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”

• Mark 8:15

  And he was warning them, saying, “Watch out, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

• Luke 1:5

  There was, in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

• Luke 3:1

  Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

• Luke 3:19

  But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him about Herodias, his brother’s wife, and about all the evil things that Herod had done,

• Luke 8:3

  and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, who were serving them out of their own means.

• Luke 9:7

  Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,

• Luke 9:9

  But Herod said, “John I beheaded; but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he was seeking to see him.

• Luke 13:31

  In that very hour some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out and go from here, because Herod wants to kill you.”

• Luke 23:7

  And learning that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him up to Herod, who was himself also in Jerusalem in those days.

• Luke 23:8

  And when Herod saw Jesus he was very glad, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him.

• Luke 23:11

  And Herod also, with his soldiers, treated him with contempt and mocked him; and putting splendid clothing on him, he sent him back to Pilate.

• Luke 23:12

  And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for they had previously been at enmity with each other.

• Luke 23:15

  no, nor has Herod, for he sent him back to us; and look, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

• Acts 4:27

  For truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations and the peoples of Israel,

• Acts 12:1

  Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some of those from the assembly to mistreat them.

• Acts 12:6

  And when Herod was about to bring him out, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were keeping watch over the prison.

• Acts 12:11

  And Peter, coming to himself, said, “Now I know truly that the Lord has sent out his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.”

• Acts 12:19

  And Herod, after searching for him and not finding him, examined the guards and ordered them to be led away; and going down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed there.

• Acts 12:21

  And on an appointed day Herod, having put on royal clothing and taking his seat on the tribunal, was delivering a public address to them.

• Acts 13:1

  Now there were in Antioch, in the assembly that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

• Acts 23:35

  he said, “I will hear you when your accusers also arrive.” And he ordered him to be kept under guard in the praetorium of Herod.

And 3 more times.