G2266

Ἡρῳδιάς

Hērōdias

Proper feminine noun · From Ἡρῴδης (G2264)

From G2264; Herodias, a woman of the Heodian family:—Herodias.

Outline

  1. 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.
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