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Matthew 14

Matt. 14:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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At
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
that
ekeinos (Greek #1565)
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
KJV usage: he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), X their, X them, they, this, those. See also 3778.
Pronounce: ek-i'-nos
Origin: from 1563
time
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kairos (Greek #2540)
an occasion, i.e. set or proper time
KJV usage: X always, opportunity, (convenient, due) season, (due, short, while) time, a while. Compare 5550.
Pronounce: kahee-ros'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
g Herod
Herodes (Greek #2264)
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
KJV usage: Herod.
Pronounce: hay-ro'-dace
Origin: compound of ἥρως (a "hero") and 1491
the tetrarch
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
tetrarches (Greek #5076)
the ruler of a fourth part of a country ("tetrarch")
KJV usage: tetrarch.
Pronounce: tet-rar'-khace
Origin: from 5064 and 757
heard
akouo (Greek #191)
to hear (in various senses)
KJV usage: give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.
Pronounce: ak-oo'-o
Origin: a primary verb
of the fame
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
akoe (Greek #189)
hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard)
KJV usage: audience, ear, fame, which ye heard, hearing, preached, report, rumor.
Pronounce: ak-o-ay'
Origin: from 191
of Jesus
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
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Mark 6:14• 14And Herod the king heard of him (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among the dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him. (Mark 6:14)
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Luke 9:7• 7And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done by him, and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among the dead, (Luke 9:7)
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More on:

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Family of Herod,
Herod Antipas,
Tetrarch,
The Lord Jesus

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-2:  Herod's opinion of Christ.
3-12:  Wherefore John Baptist was beheaded.
13-14:  Jesus departs into a desert place,
15-21:  where he feeds five thousand men with five loves and two fishes.
22-33:  He walks on the sea to his disciples;
34-36:  and landing at Gennesaret, heals the sick by the touch of the hem of his garment.
Herod.This was Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great, by Malthace, and tetrarch of Galilee and Peræa, which produced a revenue of 200 talents a year.
He married the daughter of Aretas, king of Arabia, whom he divorced in order to marry Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, who was still living.
Aretas, to revenge the affront which Herod had offered his daughter, declared war against him, and vanquished him after an obstinate engagement.
This defeat, Josephus assures us, the Jews considered as a punishment for the death of John the Baptist.
Having gone to Rome to solicit the title of king, he was accused by Agrippa of carrying on a correspondence with Artabanus king of Parthia, against the Romans, and was banished by the emperor Caius to Lyons, and thence to Spain, where he and Herodias died in exile.
Mark 6:14‑16• 14And Herod the king heard of him (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among the dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him.
 15And others said, It is Elias; and others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.
 16But Herod when he heard it said, John whom *I* beheaded, he it is; *he* is risen from among the dead. (Mark 6:14‑16)
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Mark 8:15• 15And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herod. (Mark 8:15)
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Luke 9:7‑9• 7And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done by him, and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among the dead,
 8and by some that Elias had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
 9And Herod said, John *I* have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? and he sought to see him. (Luke 9:7‑9)
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Luke 13:31‑32• 31The same hour certain Pharisees came up, saying to him, Get out, and go hence, for Herod is desirous to kill thee.
 32And he said to them, Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and accomplish cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am perfected; (Luke 13:31‑32)
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Luke 23:8‑12,15• 8And when Herod saw Jesus he greatly rejoiced, for he had been a long while desirous of seeing him, because of hearing many things concerning him, and he hoped to see some sign done by him;
 9and he questioned him in many words, but *he* answered him nothing.
 10And the chief priests and the scribes stood and accused him violently.
 11And Herod with his troops having set him at nought and mocked him, having put a splendid robe upon him, sent him back to Pilate.
 12And Pilate and Herod became friends with one another the same day, for they had been at enmity before between themselves.
 15nor Herod either, for I remitted you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death is done by him. (Luke 23:8‑12,15)
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Acts 4:27• 27For in truth against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou hadst anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations, and peoples of Israel, have been gathered together in this city (Acts 4:27)
Tetrarch.
Luke 3:1• 1Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituraea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, (Luke 3:1)
• It was not only a blinded people, but in their midst ruled a false and reckless king, who feared not first to imprison, and finally to slay, that blessed witness of God. (“Remarks on Matthew 13:54 and Matthew 14” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

W. Kelly Translation

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At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)