"Herodias, pr. name, the wife of Herod Antipas, Mt. 14:3, 6; Mk. 6:17, 19, 22; Lk. 3:19*"
Definition and meaning
Herodias, pr. name, the wife of Herod Antipas, Mt. 14:3, 6; Mk. 6:17, 19, 22; Lk. 3:19*
In the original Greek the word is written: Ἡρῳδιάς
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of heroidias (G2266) across the King James Bible.
But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
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Common questions
Strong's G2266 (heroidias) is a Greek word that means: Herodias, pr. name, the wife of Herod Antipas, Mt. 14:3, 6; Mk. 6:17, 19, 22; Lk. 3:19* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word heroidias (G2266) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2266 is heroidias, a Greek word defined as: Herodias, pr. name, the wife of Herod Antipas, Mt. 14:3, 6; Mk. 6:17, 19, 22; Lk. 3:19*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
heroidias is a Greek word found in the New Testament.