Meaning of Antipas | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Herod Antipas, tetrarch of the ancient Roman province of Judea, known for his roles in the executions of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth.
2. A martyr from the early Christian church at Pergamum.

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Examples

“At the death of Herod the Great (4 b.c.), his sons — Archelaus, Herod Antipas, and Herod Philip — were given jurisdiction over his divided kingdom. Herod Antipas became the tetrarch of Galilee and Perea […].”

“I know⟳ where you live⟳—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain⟳ true to my name⟳. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put⟳ to death in your city—where Satan lives.”

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