Meanings
proper noun
- The name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea, most notably Herod the Great, who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, or Herod Antipas, his son, who met Jesus during his Passion.
Origin
- Ancient GreekἩρῴδης
- EnglishHerod
From Ancient Greek Ἡρῴδης (Hērōídēs).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἡρώδης
- Ἡρώδης (Hērṓdēs)king
Arabic هِيرُودُس
- هِيرُودُس (hīrūdus)king
Bulgarian И́род
- И́род (Írod)king
Catalan Herodes
- Herodesking
Chinese Cantonese 希律
- 希律 (hei¹ leot⁶)king
Chinese Mandarin 希律, 黑落德
- 希律 (Xīlǜ)king
- 黑落德 (Hēiluòdé)king
Czech Herodes
- Herodesking
Finnish Herodes
- Herodesking
French Hérode
- Hérodeking
German Herodes
- Herodesking
Greek Ηρώδης
- Ηρώδης (Iródis)king
Hebrew הורדוס
- הורדוס (hórdos)king
Hindi हेरोदेस
- हेरोदेस (herodes)king
Hungarian Heródes
- Heródesking
Icelandic Heródes
- Heródesking
Indonesian Herodes
- Herodesking
Irish Héaród
- Héaródking
Italian Erode
- Erodeking
Japanese ヘロデ, ヘロデ大王
- ヘロデ (Herode)king
- ヘロデ大王 (herodedaiou)king
Korean 헤로데
- 헤로데 (herode)king
Latin Hērōdēs
- Hērōdēsking
Persian هیرود
- هیرودking
Polish Herod
- Herodking
Portuguese Herodes
- Herodesking
Russian И́род
- И́род (Írod)king
Slovak Herodes
- Herodesking
Spanish Herodes
- Herodesking
Swedish Herodes
- Herodesking
Thai แฮรอด
- แฮรอด (hɛɛ-rɔ̂ɔt)king
Turkish Hirodes
- Hirodesking
Ukrainian І́род
- І́род (Írod)king
Urdu ہیرودوس
- ہیرودوس (herodos)king
Vietnamese Herod
- Herodking
Yiddish הורדוס
- הורדוס (hurdus)king
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Herod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herod
MLA
“Herod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herod. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Herod,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herod.
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