AT that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 14:1 · retained source text
¶ At that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Iesus,
1611 marginal noteMarke 6.14. luke 9.7.
KJV dictionary & concordance
tetrarch
Meaning of “tetrarch”
A prince or governor ruling a fourth part or division of a territory.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604Webster 1828
7 occurrences5 verses3 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Matthew 14:1
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NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 3:1 · retained source text
¶ Now in the fifteenth yeere of the reigne of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being Gouernour of Iudea, & Herode being Tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip Tetrarch of Iturea, and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the Tetrarch of Abilene,
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 3:19 · retained source text
But Herode the Tetrarch being reprooued by him for Herodias his brother Philips wife, and for all the euils which Herode had done,
1611 marginal noteMat. 14.3.
¶ Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 9:7 · retained source text
¶ Now Herode the Tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and hee was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that Iohn was risen from the dead:
1611 marginal noteMat. 14.1.
NOW there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 13:1 · retained source text
¶ Nowe there were in the Church that was at Antioch, certaine Prophets and teachers: as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had bene brought vp with Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.
1611 marginal noteOr, Herods foster brother.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Bullokar 1616
Open source edition ↗A Prince that rules the fourth part of a kingdome.
Cawdrey 1604
Open source edition ↗A governor or prince of a fourth part of a country.
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗[Gr. four, and rule.] A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; a subordinate prince. In time, this word came to denote any petty king or sovereign.