Tetrarch Reference library
The Oxford Companion to the Bible
... . A title originating in Greece, the only place where its literal meaning of “ruler of a fourth (part)” applied, and used throughout the Near East in the Hellenistic and Roman periods for subordinate rulers. In the Roman empire a tetrarch was of lower rank than an ethnarch (“ruler of a people”), who in turn was lower than a king. According to Josephus , Herod the Great was first appointed tetrarch over Judea in 42 BCE by Mark Antony ( Ant. 14.13.326) and shortly thereafter named king. On Herod's death, his sons Philip and Antipas were named...
Tetrarch Reference library
The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
... . A title originating in Greece, the only place where its literal meaning of “ruler of a fourth (part)” applied, and used throughout the Near East in the Hellenistic and Roman periods for subordinate rulers. In the Roman empire a tetrarch was of lower rank than an ethnarch (“ruler of a people”), who in turn was lower than a king. According to Josephus, Herod the Great was first appointed tetrarch over Judea in 42 bce by Mark Antony and shortly thereafter named king. On Herod's death, his sons Philip and Antipas were named tetrarchs over Galilee ...
Tetrarch Reference library
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (19 ed.)
... (Greek tetrarkhēs , ‘one of four rulers’) Originally meaning the ruler of one of four parts of a region, under the Roman Empire the term came to be applied to minor rulers, especially to the princes of Syria subject to the Roman...
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A Dictionary of the Bible (2 ed.)
... The title accorded by the Romans to the ruler of a dependent state, inferior to an ethnarch. Herod * Antipas and * Philip , son of * Herod the Great, and also * Lysanias of * Abilene , are given the title in Luke 3: 1, which is more accurate than ‘king’ in Mark (6: 14), since Herod's application at * Rome to be given the title of king was turned down and led to his...
Severus the Tetrarch Reference library
Oliver Nicholson
The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity
...the Tetrarch Emperor 305–7. A military officer from Illyricum , Severus became Caesar in the West when Diocletian and Maximian abdicated on 1 May 305 and Augustus (with the backing of Galerius ) when, on 25 July 306, Constantius I died at York . On 28 October 306, Maxentius , son of the former Augustus Maximian, usurped power at Rome . Severus marched on Rome, but many of his troops defected to Maxentius. He fled to Ravenna , where in spring 307 he surrendered to Maximian. He perished in prison near Rome. Oliver Nicholson PLRE I,...
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
... ruler of one of four divisions of a country, subordinate ruler. XIV. — late L. tetrarcha , classL. -ēs — Gr. tetrárkhēs , f. TETRA- + -arkhēs ruling. So tetrarchy...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)
... in the Roman Empire, the governor of one of four divisions of a country or province; later, more generally, a subordinate...
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New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary (2 ed.)
... • arc , ark, Bach, bark, barque, Braque, Clark, clerk, dark, embark, hark, impark, Iraq, Ladakh, Lamarck, lark, macaque, marc, mark, marque, narc, nark, Newark, park, quark, sark, shark, snark, spark, stark, Vlach • matriarch , patriarch • tanbark • ringbark • stringy-bark • Offenbach • ironbark • oligarch • salesclerk • titlark • skylark • meadowlark • woodlark • mudlark • landmark • checkmark • Denmark • benchmark • waymark • trademark • seamark • Bismarck • telemark • tidemark • Kitemark • pockmark • Ostmark • hallmark • Goldmark • ...
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Israel and the Nations Reference library
Oxford Bible Atlas (4 ed.)
...times is of relevance to readers of the Bible, although direct references to the events are limited in number. After Herod's death, and in accordance with his will, the rule passed to his three sons; Archelaus became king of Judea, Antipas was designated tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, and Philip became tetrarch of Trachonitis, Batanaea, and Gaulanitis. The Jews of Judea did not welcome Archaelaus as their ruler, and there was a disturbance at the time of the Passover, following the death of Herod, in which some 3,000 Jews were reputed to have been killed by the...
Visions of Kingdoms: From Pompey to the First Jewish Revolt Reference library
Amy-Jill Levine
Oxford History of the Biblical World
... From Herodian Tetrarchs to Roman Governors Given Herod's proclivity for removing both real and perceived threats to his power, succession upon his death in 4 bce was less complicated than it might have otherwise been. The territory was divided among the king's surviving sons: Archelaus, the heir according to Herod's final wish, was appointed by Rome as ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea; Antipas became tetrarch of Galilee and Perea; and Philip was named the tetrarch of Auranitis,...
Matthew Reference library
Dale C. Allison, Jr. and Dale C. Allison, Jr.
The Oxford Bible Commentary
...of others ( vv. 6–11; 27:11–26 ). Both are buried by their disciples ( v. 12; 27:57–61 ), and in each case opponents fear what the crowds might do because they hold John and Jesus to be prophets ( v. 5; 21:46 ). As in 2:1–23 (where the opponent is Herod the Great, Herod the tetrarch's father); 5:38–42 ; and 10:17–23 , the end is foreshadowed. So John's martyrdom is not an interesting aside, a slack moment in the narrative during which someone other than Jesus is the focus, but rather a Christological parable: the fate of the forerunner is that of the...
Luke Reference library
Eric Franklin and Eric Franklin
The Oxford Bible Commentary
...would be 28–29 ce . Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea 26–36 ce , being in the succession of Roman prefects who were appointed to rule Judea after Archelaus was deposed in 6 ce . Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, ruled Galilee until 39 ce . ‘His brother Philip’ was tetrarch (ruler of one of the four parts into which Herod the Great's kingdom had been divided) of the region to the north and east of Galilee into which Jesus made an occasional sortie. Abilene was an area near Damascus. It does not serve as a setting for any part of the gospel story....
