Herod Antipas

[ an-ti-pas ]

noun

1. died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.

Herod Antipas

/ ˈæntɪˌpæs /

noun

1. Herod Antipas?40MJudaeanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler died ?40 ad , tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea (4 bc –40 ad ); son of Herod the Great. At the instigation of his wife Herodias, he ordered the execution of John the Baptist

Example Sentences

Herod Antipas, who was responsible for the execution of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth.

From The Guardian

Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great by the Samaritan Malthace, and full brother of Archelaus, received as his share of his father’s dominions the provinces of Galilee and Peraea, with the title of tetrarch.

From Project Gutenberg

Here he lay at the mercy of Herod Antipas, and death might strike at any moment.

From Project Gutenberg

The prisoner was called Jesus of Nazareth; Nazareth was in Galilee; and Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee, was at that moment in Jerusalem.

From Project Gutenberg

After the death of Herod the Great, Archelaus became governor of the provinces of Jud�a and Samaria, and Herod Antipas ruled over the province of Galilee, under the title of Tetrarch: but upon this subject we must say a little more before we go on with the history of Jesus Christ.

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