G959GreekBernice

Bernice

victorious; bernice, a member of the herodian family

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Detailed Definition

  • 1the eldest daughter of herod agrippa i (see acts 12:1)

Etymology & Derivation

from a provincial form of g5342 and g3529

Scholarly Notes

she was first married to her uncle herod, king of chalcis, and after his death (ad 48) she lived under circumstances of great suspicion with her own brother, agrippa ii, in connection with whom she is mentioned as having visited festus on his appointment as procurator of judea.

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