Antipas-Herod
Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia
(Matt. 14:1, 3, 6) — son of Herod the Great, otherwise Sosipater, who governed Galilee and Perea, a fourth part of the kingdom of Judea, and was therefore called a “tetrarch” (Luke 3:1). He was self-indulgent and heedless; he took from his brother Philip his wife Herodias, for which he was rebuked by John the Baptist (Mark 6:18–20). Probably to satisfy idle curiosity, hearing of His works, he wished to see the Lord Jesus (Luke 9:7–9). Herod’s wish was fulfilled: during the trial of the Lord, Pilate sent Him to Herod, as one living in his jurisdiction; Herod questioned Him at length, but the Lord answered him nothing. For his claim to royal dignity, Herod, together with his unlawful wife Herodias, was banished by the Roman emperor Caligula to the city of Lyons in Gaul.