The title given to Herod Antipas, ruler of Galilee and Perea (Matt 14:1; Luke 3:19; 9:7; Acts 13:1). Originally the term was used for a ruler of the fourth of ...

A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; a subordinate prince. In time, this word came to denote any petty king or sovereign.

Tetrarch. The Greek term te·tra·arʹkhes literally means 'ruler over one fourth'—that is, a quarter of a district, or province.

As a Tetrarch, he ruled over the northeast part of his father's kingdom between 4 BCE and 34 CE after Herod's death.

1. (n.) A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or sovereign.

Greek term meaning vassal-ruler, given to minor rulers in the provinces of Judea and Syria in the Roman period.

Tetrarch. te'-trark, tet'-rark tetrarches): As the name indicates it signifies a prince, who governs one-fourth of a domain or kingdom.

The governor of a province or district which was regarded as the fourth part of a larger province or kingdom, while the district itself was called a tetrarchy.

A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; a subordinate prince. In time, this word came to denote any petty king or sovereign.