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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
Granddaughter of
Herod the Great
Wife of her uncle Herod
Philip
and her step-uncle. She requested the
head
of
John
the Baptist (
Matt. 14:3-6
3
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
4
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
5
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6
But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. (Matthew 14:3‑6)
;
Mark 6:17
17
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her. (Mark 6:17)
;
Luke 3:19
19
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, (Luke 3:19)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
See
HEROD
ANTIPAS
and HEROD’S FAMILY.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
2266
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
Ἡρωδιάς
Transliteration:
Herodias
Phonic:
hay-ro-dee-as’
Meaning:
from
2264
; Herodias, a woman of the Heodian family
KJV Usage:
Herodias
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
feminine of Herod
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Daughter of a hero:―daughter of Aristobulus; sister of Agrippa I, Matt. 14:3. {Herois filia}