noun · masculine
hērōdianos
GreekἩρῳδιανοί (hērōdianoi)
Strong’sG2265
the Herodians, the partisans of Herod Antipas
stem hērōdian-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἡρῳδιανοί (Rec. Ἡρω-), -ῶν, οἱ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2265 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhay-ro-dee-an-oy'
Herodians, i.e. partisans of Herod
Fromplural of a derivative of G2264;
King JamesHerodians.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hērōdianos | hērōdianois |
| object accusative | hērōdianon | hērōdianoin |
| direct address vocative | hērōdianor | hērōdianoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | hērōdianou | hērōdianoiu3×Ἡρῳδιανῶν |
| to, for dative | hērōdiano | hērōdianoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hērōdiano is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
hērōdianoiu“Herodians”of, belonging togenitive plural3×
Matthew 22:16“Herodians”kai apostelalō auto toin mathētoin autoiu meta toiu Hērōdianoiu legarōtois; Didaskalor, oidanē hoti alēthos asō kai tan hodan tou theou en alētheia didaskasō, kai ouk meleiatō si peri oudenou, ouk gar blepasō eis prosōpem anthrōpoiu;They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
Mark 3:6“Herodians”kai exercharatois tois Farisaiois euthuos meta toiu Hērōdianoiu sumbouliem dōale kata autou hopōs auton apollualeia.At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
Mark 12:13“Herodians”Kai apostelalō pros auton tinoin toiu Farisaioiu kai toiu Hērōdianoiu hina auton agreualeia logo.Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.