Dictionary entry

τετραάρχης

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

τετραάρχης (Rec. τετράρχης, v. supr.), -ου, ὁ

(< τετρα- in comp. = τέτορα, Doric for τέσσαρα, + ἄρχω),

a tetrarch, i.e.

(a) prop., the governor of a fourth part of a region (Strab.);

(b) any petty ruler (Plut.); in NT, of Herod Antipas: Mt 14:1, Lk 3:199:7, Ac 13:1.†