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Matthew 14

Matt. 14:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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• 14{i}And 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.{/i} (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• 14{i}And 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.{/i}
 15{i}And others said, It is Elias; and others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.{/i}
 16{i}But Herod when he heard [it] said, John whom I beheaded, he it is; he is risen [from among the dead].{/i} (Mark 6:14‑16)
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Mark 8:15• 15{i}And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and [of] the leaven of Herod.{/i} (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.
 9{i}And Herod said,{/i} 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.
 32{i}And he said to them,{/i} Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons, and I do cures Today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected; (Luke 13:31‑32)
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Luke 23:8‑12,15• 8And when Herod saw Jesus he rejoiced exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long time to see him, because of hearing [much] of him. And he hoped to see some sign done by him,
 9and questioned him in many words, but he answered him nothing.
 10And the chief priests and the scribes stood and vehemently accused him.
 11And Herod with his troops set him at nought and mocked him, and having arrayed [him] with a splendid robe, sent him back to Pilate.
 12{i}And{/i} Pilate and Herod became friends with one another that very day, for they had been previously at enmity with each other.
 15nay, nor yet Herod, for I remitted you to him, and behold, nothing deserving of death is done by him. (Luke 23:8‑12,15)
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Acts 4:27• 27For of a truth in this city against thy holy servant Jesus whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with Gentiles and peoples of Israel were gathered, (Acts 4:27)
Tetrarch.
Luke 3:1• 1Now, in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod Tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip Tetrarch of Ituræa 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.)