G2266GreekἨrῳdiádos
Ἠρῳδιάδος
herodias, a woman of the heodian family
6
Total Occurrences
3
Books
0
Old Testament
6
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1daughter of aristobulus and granddaughter of herod the great
Etymology & Derivation
from g2264
Scholarly Notes
she was first married to herod philip i, son of herod the great, but afterwards 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. in the end, she followed him to exile in gaul.