Herod:

1. King of Judaea (40-4 B. C.)and notorious tyrant,Accordingto Matthew 2:16-18,he orderedthe slaughter of all the childrenin Bethlehem,from two yearsold and under,in order that theinfant Jesus should be destroyed.希律，古犹太国王，据《马太福音》，他曾下令杀死伯利恒所有二岁及二岁以下的儿童，以消灭婴儿耶稣。
△H.V.3.3.41:“Herod's bloody-hunting slaughter-men.” 希律王派出的搜杀婴儿的刽子手。

Herod

2. king of ancient Judaea,a biblical tyrant represen-ted in medieval mystery plays古犹太国王希律，圣经里的暴君，出现于中世纪英国宗教剧中。
△Ham.3.2.16 (13): “Itout-Herods Herod.”把希律演得比希律还凶。
Herod of Jewry: i.e.a violent tyrant and ranting vil-lain in the old mystery plays,a type of outrageous au-dacity犹太人中的希律王，——古时宗教剧中的暴君，狂喊乱叫的坏蛋，胆大妄为的典型人物。
△Wiv.2.1.20: “What aHerod of Jewry is this!”好一个犹太暴君！ (又译：好一个胆大妄为的坏蛋！)