ἩρωδιάςHērōdiás
Herodias, granddaughter of Herod the Great: Matthew 14:3, Matthew 14:6, Mark 6:17, Mark 6:19, Mark 6:22, Luke 3:19.
Greek (New Testament) · G2266
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 14:3 For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip).
- Matthew 14:6 But at a birthday party for Herod, Herodias’s daughter performed a dance that greatly pleased him,
- Mark 6:17 For Herod had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his brother Philip’s wife, but Herod had married her.
- Mark 6:19 So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod’s approval she was powerless,
- Mark 6:22 Then his daughter, also named Herodias, came in and performed a dance that greatly pleased Herod and his guests. “Ask me for anything you like,” the king said to the girl, “and I will give it to you.”
- Luke 3:19 John also publicly criticized Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, for marrying Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for many other wrongs he had done.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.