Person New Testament
Herod Antipas
Also known as Herod the tetrarch, Herod
Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great, ruled Galilee and Perea as tetrarch during the ministry of Jesus. He imprisoned and executed John the Baptist, was curious and uneasy about Jesus, and in Luke's account questioned and mocked Him during the Passion before sending Him back to Pilate.
Why it matters. Antipas links the deaths of John the Baptist and Jesus, and Luke names him among the rulers who gathered against the Lord's Anointed.
- Primary passages
- Dates
- 4 BC to AD 39 (approximate) (high confidence, Roman administrative dating; tetrarchy of Galilee and Perea from Herod the Great's death to his deposition)
Antipas governed from his father's death (4 BC) until Caligula deposed him (AD 39), a tenure attested by Josephus. The span records his rule, not his lifespan.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
Connections
Herod Antipas participates in The ministry of John the Baptist
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceLuke records that Herod the tetrarch, rebuked by John over Herodias, locked John in prison.
Evidence:Herod Antipas participates in The trial before Pilate
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceLuke records Pilate sending Jesus to Herod, who questions and mocks Him and returns Him.
Evidence:
Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Herod the Great
- Spouse
- Herodias
Appears in Scripture
Named in 24 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.