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Her·od
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herodian
of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans. -
herod agrippa
(Julius Agrippa) c10 b.c.–a.d. 44, king of Judea 41–44 (grandson of Herod the Great). -
herodias
the second wife of Herod Antipas and the mother of Salome: she told Salome to ask Herod for the head of John the Baptist. -
out-herod
to outdo in extravagance, violence, or excess: His cruelty out-Herods Herod. -
herod antipas
died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus. -
salome
Also, Salomé. the daughter of Herodias, who is said to have danced for Herod Antipas and so pleased him that he granted her mother's request for the head of John the Baptist. Matt. 14:6–11 (not mentioned by name here).