Herod Antipas

American  

[an-ti-pas] / ˈæn tɪˌpæs /

noun

1. died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.

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Herod Antipas British  

/ ˈæntɪˌpæs /

noun

1. died ?40 _ad , tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea (4 _bc –40 _ad ); son of Herod the Great. At the instigation of his wife Herodias, he ordered the execution of John the Baptist

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Herod Antipas

Such a man should be warned by Herod Antipas.

From The Gospel According to St. Mark by G. A. Chadwick

This was the city which Herod Antipas built for the capital of his Province of Galilee.

From Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit by Henry Van Dyke

Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, and of Perea, had no authority in Jerusalem.

From An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists by Simon Greenleaf

Herod Antipas, one of the sons of Herod the Great, was governor of Galilee: Philip, another of them, was governor or tetrarch of Itruria.

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Lady Mary Ross

After the manner of that master builder his father, Herod the Great, in building Caesarea, Herod Antipas had built Tiberias as a home of luxury for himself and a fitting tribute to the ruling Caesar.

From The Coming of the King by Bernie Babcock

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