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Tetrarch

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Tetrarch. This title strictly denotes one who governs the fourth part of a province or kingdom. Matthew 14:1. In Scripture, however, it is applied to any one who governed a province of the Roman empire, whatever portion of the territory might be within his jurisdiction. Matthew 14:9.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Tetrarch'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​t/tetrarch.html. 1893.
 
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