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Matthew 14:1 KJV
Matthew · chapter 14 · verse 1
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,Matthew 14:1 · King James Version
Matthew 14:1 in context
1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
2And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- tetrarchtetraarchēsa tetrarch, a governor of the fourth part of a region. Thus Strabo states that Galactia…G5076 →
- HerodhērōdēsHerod = " heroic" , the name of a royal family that flourished among the Jews in…G2264 →
- heardakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- timekairosdue measure, a measure of time, a larger or smaller portion of time, hence , a fixed and…G2540 →
- fameakoēthe sense of hearing, the organ of hearing, the ear, the thing heard, instruction, namely…G189 →
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We have here the story of John's martyrdom. Observe, I. The occasion of relating this story here, Mat 14:1, Mat 14:2. Here is, 1. The account brought to Herod of the miracles which Christ wrought. Herod the tetrarch or chief governor of Galilee heard of the fame of Jesus.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-12