Matthew 14:1:6Matt.14.1.W6TAB
Ἡρῴδης
hêrôidês
“Herod”
- Transliteration
- hê-RÔI-dês
- Extended
- hê-RÔI-dês
- IPA
- /heː.ˈrɔːi.deːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Herod
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hê-RÔI-dês
- sentence
en e-KEI-nôi TÔI kai-RÔI Ê-koo-sen hê-RÔI-dês ho te-tra-AR-khês TÊN a-ko-ÊN ee-ay-SOO
Exegesis
The aorist verb ēkousen {ἤκουσεν | ḗkousen} “he heard” precedes its subject, forming the typical Greek narrative order of verb followed by subject Hērōidēs ho tetraarchēs {Ἡρῴδης ὁ τετραάρχης | Hērṓidēs ho tetraárchēs} “Herod the tetrarch.” The appositional structure of the proper name with the title specifies which Herod is in view by his political office.
Root and etymology
hērōseta–rho–omega–sigma
“hero, warrior”
In context — Matthew 14:1
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus .
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 14:1, so the Greek word Ἡρῴδης (hêrôidês) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.14.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.1.W6.S1) and character.