Antipas

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Etymology

Through Latin Antipās from Ancient Greek Ἀντῐ́πᾱς (Antípās), a contraction of Ἀντῐ́πᾰτρος (Antípatros); from ἀντῐ́πᾰτρος (antípatros, an initiate to the highest grade of the Mysteries of Mithras).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Antipas

  1. (biblical) 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.
    • 2002, Kenneth L. Barker (general editor), Zondervan NIV Study Bible, Zondervan, →ISBN, note on Luke 3:1:
      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 .
  2. (biblical) A martyr from the early Christian church at Pergamum.
    • 2011, Bible (New International Version), Biblica, Inc., Revelation 2:13:
      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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Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἀντῐ́πᾱς (Antípās), a contraction of Ἀντῐ́πᾰτρος (Antípatros).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Antipās m sg (genitive Antipae); first declension

  1. Antipas (Herod Antipas)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.