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Herodias in a sentence

Using Herodias

  • In the example corpus, herodias often appears in combinations such as: of herodias, herodias daughter, herodias had.

Context around Herodias

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

verdi 1× gillman 1×

Often after:

daughter 1× danced 1× demands 1× insistence 1×

Sentence patterns with Herodias

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and at herodias insistence matthew 1× and herodias had a 1× daughter of herodias danced before 1× for when herodias s daughter 1× giuseppe verdi herodias in salome 1× herodias daughter performed 1× herodias demands his 1× marriage to herodias the divorced 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and herodias had 1× but when herod 1× florence morgan gillman 1× for when herodias 1× herodias daughter performed 1× herodias demands his 1×

Common sentence endings:

and his guests 1× and holy man 1× and many others 1× brother herod philip 1× had married her 1× him to death 1×

Words around Herodias

Just before it in the word index:

herodian 10 herodes 2 herod 76 herocoin 2 hero 3.511 herning 4

Just after it in the word index:

herodotou 2 herodotus 168 heroe 2 heroes 2.469 heroic 654 heroically 42

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Herodias

  • In this selection, "herodias" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, verdi, gillman, daughter, danced and demands stand out and add context to how "herodias" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and at herodias insistence matthew and and herodias had a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "herodias" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with herodias

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. (14 words)

For when Herodias’s daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. (15 words)

Florence Morgan Gillman, Herodias: At Home in that Fox's Den (Liturgical Press, 2003) pages 81-83. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Others followed, including Azucena in "Il trovatore" and Dame Quickly in ''Falstaff'' by Giuseppe Verdi, Herodias in ''Salome'' by Richard Strauss, Mother Goose in ''The Rake's Progress'' by Igor Stravisnky and many others. (34 words)

But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. (31 words)

For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her. (30 words)

Example sentences (11)

Herodias’ daughter performed a dance that so enchanted the king that he made an outlandish statement, offering to give her whatever she wanted.

Others followed, including Azucena in "Il trovatore" and Dame Quickly in ''Falstaff'' by Giuseppe Verdi, Herodias in ''Salome'' by Richard Strauss, Mother Goose in ''The Rake's Progress'' by Igor Stravisnky and many others.

It depicts the story of the death of John the Baptist for condemning Herod's marriage to Herodias, the divorced wife of his half brother Herod Philip.

And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death.

But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

Florence Morgan Gillman, Herodias: At Home in that Fox's Den (Liturgical Press, 2003) pages 81-83.

For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her.

For when Herodias’s daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests.

Herodias demands his execution, but Herod, who 'liked to listen' to John, is reluctant to do so because he fears him, knowing he is a 'righteous and holy man'.

John R. Donahue, Daniel J. Harrington, The Gospel of Mark (Liturgical Press, 2005) page 198. Josephus says that Herodias had a daughter by the name of Salome.

Where Mark has Herod killing John reluctantly and at Herodias' insistence, Matthew describes him as wanting John dead.

Common combinations with herodias

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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