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
Occurrences
4 total
- Matthew 14:1τετραάρχης · tetrarchAt that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus
- Luke 3:19τετραάρχης · tetrarchBut when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
- Luke 9:7τετραάρχης · tetrarchWhen Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
- 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.