τετράρχης

tetrarchēstetrarchHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine4 occurrences3 books4 verses

Definition

τετραάρχης (Rec. τετράρχης, see supr.), -ου, ὁ

(τετρα- in corp. = τέτορα, Doric for τέσσαρα, + ἄρχω),

a tetrarch, i.e.

(a) prop., the governor of a fourth part of a region (Strab.);

(b) any petty ruler (Plut.); in NT, of Herod Antipas: Matthew 14:1, Luke 3:19; 9:7, Acts 13:1.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Matthew 14:1τετραάρχης · tetrarch
    At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus
  2. Luke 3:19τετραάρχης · tetrarch
    But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
  3. Luke 9:7τετραάρχης · tetrarch
    When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
  4. Acts 13:1τετραάρχου · tetrarch )
    Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.