Lexical Definition

‎Ἡρώδης‎ Hērṓdēs (hay-ro'-dace) Herod ^N:N-M-P
compound of (a "hero") and ‎εἶδος‎

Herod.

• heroic
• Herod, the name of four Jewish kings

Abbott-Smith

Ἡρῴδης (Rec. -ώδης), -ου, ὁ,
Herod;
1. Herod the Great: Mt 2, Ac 23:35.
2. Herod Antipas (ὁ τετραάρχης, Mt 14:1): Mt 14:1, 3, 6, Mk 6 8:15, Lk 1:5 3:1, 19 8:3 9:7, 9 13:31 23, Ac 4:27 13:1.
3. Herod Agrippa I: Ac 12:1, 6, 11, 19, 21 (cf. Ἀγρίππας (II)).†

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Male • A Tetrarch • A Tetrarch who persecuted the early church.

Tetrarch living at the time of the New Testament

Herod Agrippa I was a king who persecuted the early church, killing James and imprisoning Peter. (Act.12.1-23)

• Tetrarch Herod Agrippa I living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Act.12.1;
• only referred to as Herod Ἡρώδης;
• a brother of Herodias Ἡρωδιάς;
• father of: Tetrarch Agrippa II Ἀγρίππας.

Herod Agrippa I was the grandson of Herod the Great and ruled as king over Judea, Samaria, and other regions from 41 to 44 AD. In the book of Acts, he is portrayed as a persecutor of the early Christian church. Herod Agrippa I had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword (Act.12.1-2). Seeing that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter as well, intending to bring him out for public trial after the Passover (Act.12.3-4). However, an angel miraculously freed Peter from prison (Act.12.6-11). When Herod Agrippa I discovered Peter's escape, he had the guards executed (Act.12.19). Later, Herod Agrippa I was involved in a dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon (Act.12.20). On the appointed day, he delivered a public address to them, and the people shouted, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man!" (Act.12.21-22). Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died (Act.12.23). (Act.12.1-23).

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