How to Pronounce Tetrarch

TEHT-rahrk

Tetrarch is pronounced TEHT-rahrk (ˈtɛtrɑːrk): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: TET-rahrk.

What does Tetrarch mean?

Tetrarch means “ruler of a fourth part” (Greek).

What is Tetrarch?

A tetrarch was a ruler over a quarter or portion of a region, a title used in the Gospels for the petty rulers of the Roman period. Luke 3:1 lists Herod as tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip as tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias as tetrarch of Abilene, and Matthew 14:1 calls Herod 'the tetrarch.'

Also pronounced

TET-rahrk

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