Original Word: Ἡρῳδιάς
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Héródias
Pronunciation: hay-ro-dee-as'
Phonetic Spelling: (hay-ro-dee-as')
Definition: Herodias
Meaning: Herodias (died after A.D. 40), daughter of Aristobulus and granddaughter of Herod I, wife, first, of her uncle Herod, second, of his half-brother, her uncle Herod Antipas.

Word Origin: Derived from Ἡρῴδης (Hērōdēs), meaning "Herod"

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for Herodias, as she is a figure from the New Testament period, primarily associated with the Greek-speaking world.

Usage: Herodias is a proper noun referring to a historical figure in the New Testament. She was the wife of Herod Philip and later Herod Antipas, making her a central figure in the events leading to the execution of John the Baptist. Herodias is often associated with the manipulation and intrigue of the Herodian dynasty.

Cultural and Historical Background: Herodias was a member of the Herodian dynasty, a ruling family in Judea during the time of Jesus. She was the granddaughter of Herod the Great and married her half-uncle Herod Philip. Later, she left him to marry another half-uncle, Herod Antipas, which was considered unlawful according to Jewish law. Herodias is infamously known for her role in the beheading of John the Baptist, as she harbored a grudge against him for condemning her marriage to Herod Antipas.

Word Origin
from Héródés
Definition
Herodias, granddaughter of Herod the Great
NASB Translation
Herodias (6).

STRONGS NT 2266: Ἡρῳδιάς

Ἡρῳδιάς (WH Ἡρῳδιάς, see Ἡρῴδης and Iota), Ἡρῳδιάδος, ἡ, Herodias, daughter of Aristobulus and granddaughter of Herod the Great. She was first married to Herod (Philip (see Φίλιππος, 1)), son of Herod the Great, a man in private life; but she afterward formed an unlawful union with Herod Antipas, whom she induced not only to slay John the Baptist but also to make the journey to Rome which ruined him; at last she followed him into exile in Gaul (see Ἡρῴδης, 2): Matthew 14:3, 6; Mark 6:17, 19, 22; Luke 3:19.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Herodias.

From Herodes; Herodias, a woman of the Heodian family -- Herodias.

see GREEK Herodes

Forms and Transliterations

Ηρωδιαδα Ἡρῳδιάδα Ηρωδιαδος Ἡρῳδιάδος Ηρωδιας Ἡρῳδιὰς erodiada Ērōdiada erodiados Ērōdiados erodias Ērōdias Herodiada Hērōdiada Herodiados Hērōdiados Herodias Hērōdias Heroidiáda Hērōidiáda Heroidiádos Hērōidiádos Heroidiàs Hērōidiàs

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