proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Hērōdiānī
Hērōdiānī m pl (genitive Hērōdiānōrum)
Classical[heː.roː.diˈaː.niː]Ecclesiastical[e.ro.diˈaː.ni]
Meaning
- the followers of Herod, Herodians
Exeuntes autem statim Pharisaei cum Herodianis consilium faciebant adversus [Iesum] quomodo eum perderent.
The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against [Jesus], how they might destroy him. ― World English Bible translationAD 382–4, Biblia Vulgata, Marc. 3:6
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Hērōdiānī |
| genitive | — | Hērōdiānōrum |
| dative | — | Hērōdiānīs |
| accusative | — | Hērōdiānōs |
| ablative | — | Hērōdiānīs |
| vocative | — | Hērōdiānī |
Origins
From the adjective Hērōdiānus (“of Herod”): as a noun, a substantivisation of the masculine plural; as an adjective, regularly declined forms.