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Herodian

Herodian

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A third century Roman historian who wrote about the empire after Marcus Aurelius
  • proper noun
  • /həˈroʊdiən/
: Herodiano
  • That's why, in today's reading, the Pharisees and the Herodians come together to trap Jesus.
  • Herodian history

Examples

  • 16. They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians.

    Blog text (34)

  • So the Pharisees and Herodians, these natural enemies, unite against Jesus.

    Blog text (5)

  • So on New Year's Eve of AD 193, Herodian—who was probably a civil servant from Antioch—had the emperor assassinated after one of his baths.

    Academic text (2014)

  • These emperors were past consuls and prefects, selected by the Senate for their hard work and moderate ways of life; they were honored and respected as patriotic rulers of the empire, as Herodian's History remembered.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The Pharisees and the Herodians worked together to challenge Jesus' authority.

  • In the first century, the Herodian political group often clashed with other factions in Judea.

  • Josephus mentions that the Herodians were significant figures during the Roman conquest of Judea.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Herodian was also the name of a 3rd-century historian and comes from the personal name Herod with the ending -ian, meaning 'connected with'. Because that writer was called Herodian, historians refer to him simply by that name when they talk about his works.