Category:Tetrarch

Te"trarch, n. Etym: [l. tetrarches, gr. Tetra-) + tétrarque. See Arch, a.] (rom. Antiq.)

Defn: a roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any Subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign.

Tetrarch Te"trarch, a.

Defn: four. [obs.] Fuller.

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Tetrarch - Strictly the ruler over the fourth part of a province; but the word denotes a ruler of a province generally (Matthew 14:1; Luke 3:1, Luke 3:19; Luke 9:7; Acts 13:1). Herod and Phasael, the sons of Antipater, were the first tetrarchs in Palestine. Herod the tetrarch had the title of king (Matthew 14:9).