What does τετράρχης (tetrárchēs) mean in the Bible?
τετράρχης (tetrárchēs): Petty ruler of subdivided territory, often used for Herod Antipas despite not strictly ruling a fourth.
Greek · G5076
τετράρχης
The ruler of a fourth part of a country ("tetrarch")
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τετράρχης G5076
Pronunciation tetrárchēs
What does τετράρχης (tetrárchēs) mean in the Bible?
τετράρχης (tetrárchēs): Petty ruler of subdivided territory, often used for Herod Antipas despite not strictly ruling a fourth.
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How does the BSB render G5076?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include tetrarch (3), tetrarch ) (1).
Where does τετράρχης (tetrárchēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 14:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Acts (1), 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 It tetrarch 3× Matthew 14:1, Luke 3:19, Luke 9:7
tetrarch ) 1× Acts 13:1
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 14:1
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Luke 2 Acts 1
Source forms
τετραάρχης 3x tetraarchēs Matthew 14:1, Luke 3:19, Luke 9:7
τετραάρχου 1x tetraarchou Acts 13:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 14:1, Luke 3:19, Luke 9:7
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Acts 13:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Petty ruler of subdivided territory, often used for Herod Antipas despite not strictly ruling a fourth.
Strong's G5076
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 9:1-9 Source Gloss
the ruler of a fourth part of a country ("tetrarch")
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Petty ruler of subdivided territory, often used for Herod Antipas despite not strictly ruling a fourth.
(τετρα- in corp. = τέτορα, Doric for τέσσαρα, + ἄρχω), a tetrarch, i.e.
aprop., the governor of a fourth part of a region (Strab.);
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 14:1 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
τετράρχης tetrarchv
a tetrarch
Read verse Luke 3:19 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
τετράρχης, tetrarchv
a tetrarch
Read verse Luke 9:7 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
τετράρχης tetrarchv
a tetrarch
Read verse Acts 13:1 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
τετράρχου tetrarcou
a tetrarch
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.
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Biblical Witnesses
Herod Antipas as petty ruler hearing of Jesus's growing fame and power
Word Origins
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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