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Antipas.

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.

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name/ˈæntɪpæs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæntɪpæs//ˈæntɪpəs//ˈæntəpəs/
  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.

Where this word comes from

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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