What does Ἡρωδιανοί (Hērōdianoí) mean in the Bible?
e. partisans of Herod".
Greek · G2265
Ἡρωδιανοί
Herodians, i.e. partisans of Herod
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ἩρωδιανοίG2265
PronunciationHērōdianoí
What does Ἡρωδιανοί (Hērōdianoí) mean in the Bible?
Ἡρωδιανοί (Hērōdianoí) is a Greek word meaning "Herodians, i.e. partisans of Herod".
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How does the BSB render G2265?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Herodians (3).
Where does Ἡρωδιανοί (Hērōdianoí) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 22:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItHerodians3×Matthew 22:16, Mark 3:6, Mark 12:13
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First aligned rowMatthew 22:16
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Matthew1Mark2
Source forms
Ἡρῳδιανῶν3xHērōdianōnMatthew 22:16, Mark 3:6, Mark 12:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural3xMatthew 22:16, Mark 3:6, Mark 12:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Herodians, i.e. partisans of Herod
Source Gloss
Herodians, i.e. partisans of Herod
Extended definition
:--Herodians.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 22:16Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Ἡρωδιανῶν,hrwdianwn
the Herodians, the partisans of Herod Antipas
Read verseMark 3:6Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Ἡρωδιανῶνhrwdianwn
the Herodians, the partisans of Herod Antipas
Read verseMark 12:13Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
Ἡρωδιανῶν,hrwdianwn
the Herodians, the partisans of Herod Antipas
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
Ἡρωδιανοί is built from this root: