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Greek - English Dictionary

G2266 - Herodias

Strong's No.:G2266

Greek:Ἡρωδιάς

Transliteration:Hērōdias

Phonetic:hay-ro-dee-as'

Word Origin:From G2264

Bible Usage:Herodias.

Part of Speech:Noun Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

Herodias a woman of the Herodian family


Thayers
Definition:

Herodias = "heroic"

1. daughter of Aristobulus and granddaughter of Herod the Great. She was first married to Herod Philip I, son of Herod the Great, a man in private life; but afterwards formed an unlawful union with Herod Antipas, whom she induced not only to slay John the Baptist but also to make the journey to Rome which ruined him; at last she followed him to exile in Gaul.


Bible References:
Herodias

Translation
Occurrences:
Herodias ( 4 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.