English Explanatory Dictionary

Antipas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈæntɪpæs/ /ˈæntɪpəs/ /ˈæntəpəs/ /ˈæntəpæs/

Word forms

Antipas

Etymology

Through Latin Antipās from Ancient Greek Ἀντῐ́πᾱς (Antĭ́pās), a contraction of Ἀντῐ́πᾰτρος (Antĭ́pătros); from ἀντῐ́πᾰτρος (antĭ́pătros, “an initiate to the highest grade of the Mysteries of Mithras”).

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