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Ἡρωδιάς
Hērōdias
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Herodias

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Herodias is the personal name of the woman identified as Herod's brother Philip's wife and as the mother of a daughter.

The occurrences consistently use this name for the woman identified in the APB as the wife of Herod’s brother Philip; the verses connect her with Herod’s imprisonment of John, her opposition to him, and her daughter’s dancing.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in the Herod and John narrative · dominant

    Across the supplied verses, the forms identify the same woman in the narrative involving Herod and John. In Mark 6:17 and Matthew 14:3, the APB renders her as the wife of Herod’s brother Philip in the clauses explaining John’s imprisonment; in Mark 6:19 it renders her as opposing John and wanting to kill him, while Mark 6:22 and Matthew 14:6 identify a daughter as hers.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term consistently as “Herodias.” It adds identifying descriptions in several verses, including “the wife of his brother Philip” and “the daughter of Herodias,”.

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