proper noun · masculinethird declension
Hērōdēs
Hērōdēs m sg (genitive Hērōdis)
Classical[heːˈroː.deːs]Ecclesiastical[eˈrɔː.des]
Meaning
- A freedman of Atticus.
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68–43 BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum in M. Tulli Ciceronis Epistulae I: Epistulae ad Familiares (1901), ed. Louis Claude Purser, book VI, letter i, § 25 - Any one of several potentates of the Herodian dynasty, who held power to varying degrees in the Herodian Kingdom of Judea and its successor states from 37 BC until circa AD 93.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Herodes.
- Herodes Atticus (AD 101–177)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Hērōdēs | — |
| genitive | Hērōdis | — |
| dative | Hērōdī | — |
| accusative | Hērōdem | — |
| ablative | Hērōde | — |
| vocative | Hērōdēs | — |
Hērōdes, is, m., = Ἡρώδης.
I. A king of Judea, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 184; Macr. S. 2, 4:
Herodis dies, the Sabbath, Pers. 5, 180. —Hence, adj.: Hērōdĭānus, a, um, of Herod.—Only as subst. plur.: Hērōdĭā-ni, ōrum, m., the followers of Herod, Herodians, Vulg. Marc. 3, 6 al.—III. A freedman of Atticus, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 25.
Origins
From the Ancient Greek Ἡρῴδης (Hērōídēs).