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Old English · proper noun

Herod

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
Modern English
herod

Meaning

  1. King Herod

    Eornostlīċe þā sē Hǣlend ācenned wæs on Iūdeseisċre Bethleem, on þǣs cyningum dagum Herodes, þā cōmon þā tungolwītegan fram ēastdǣle tō Hierusalem.

    Truly, the Savior was born in Jewish Bethlehem, in the days of King Herod, after which the Wise Men came to Jerusalem from the east.

    Analecta Angla Saxonica

Declension

Declension of Herod
Singular
Nominative Herod
Accusative Herod
Genitive Herodes
Dative Herode

All forms (3)

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἡρῴδης (Hērōídēs)

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