Herodian
Herodianoi denotes people identified as Herodians, appearing alongside Pharisees in actions directed against Jesus.
The term identifies a plural group appearing with Pharisees: they join a plot against Jesus in Mark 3:6 and are sent with Pharisees or their disciples in Mark 12:13 and Matthew 22:16.
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Group named alongside Pharisees · dominant
The genitive plural form occurs in clauses pairing this group with Pharisees. In Mark 3:6 the APB renders the Pharisees acting “with the Herodians” as they plot how to destroy him; in Mark 12:13 and Matthew 22:16, people are sent to him with this group in efforts to address him.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the group as “the Herodians,” joined with Pharisees or sent alongside them. This rendering confirms the group reference within each clause rather than supplying a fuller definition.