What does Ἡρωδιάς (Hērōdiás) mean in the Bible?
Ἡρωδιάς (Hērōdiás) is a Greek word meaning "Herodias, a woman of the Heodian family".
Greek · G2266
Ἡρωδιάς
Herodias, a woman of the Heodian family
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Ἡρωδιάς G2266
Pronunciation Hērōdiás
What does Ἡρωδιάς (Hērōdiás) mean in the Bible?
Ἡρωδιάς (Hērōdiás) is a Greek word meaning "Herodias, a woman of the Heodian family".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2266?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Herodias (4), of Herodias (2).
Where does Ἡρωδιάς (Hērōdiás) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 14:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (3), Matthew (2), Luke (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 It Herodias 4× Matthew 14:3, Mark 6:17, Mark 6:19, Luke 3:19
of Herodias 2× Matthew 14:6, Mark 6:22
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 14:3 Ἡρῳδιάδα to Herodias Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Matthew 14:6 Ἡρῳδιάδος to of Herodias Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Mark 6:17 Ἡρῳδιάδα to Herodias Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Mark 6:19 Ἡρῳδιὰς to Herodias Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Mark 6:22 Ἡρῳδιάδος to of Herodias Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Luke 3:19 Ἡρῳδιάδος to Herodias Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 14:3
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Matthew 2 Mark 3 Luke 1
Source forms
Ἡρῳδιάδος 3x Hērōdiados Matthew 14:6, Mark 6:22, Luke 3:19
Ἡρῳδιάδα 2x Hērōdiada Matthew 14:3, Mark 6:17
Ἡρῳδιὰς 1x Hērōdias Mark 6:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 3x Matthew 14:6, Mark 6:22, Luke 3:19
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2x Matthew 14:3, Mark 6:17
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Mark 6:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Herodias, a woman of the Heodian family
Source Gloss
Herodias, a woman of the Heodian family
Extended definition
:--Herodias.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 14:3 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Ἡρωδιάδα hrwdiada
Herodias
Read verse Matthew 14:6 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἡρωδιάδος hrwdiadov
Herodias
Read verse Mark 6:17 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Ἡρωδιάδα hrwdiada
Herodias
Read verse Mark 6:19 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Ἡρωδιὰς hrwdiav
Herodias
Read verse Mark 6:22 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἡρωδιάδος hrwdiadov
Herodias
Read verse Luke 3:19 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἡρωδιάδος hrwdiadov
Herodias
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
Ἡρωδιάς is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain