Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Scripts Ἡρῳδίων, Ἡρωδίων(Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Derivative of the Greek name Herodes (see Herod). This name is mentioned briefly in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament. According to tradition he was a bishop of Patras, Greece, and was later martyred in Rome with Saint Peter.
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