King of the Jews

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King of the Jews is a royal title historically associated with the ruler of Judea, most notably used for Herod the Great in the late first century BCE.

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All labels observed (6)

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title
royal title
appliesToJurisdiction Judea
associatedWithEthnicGroup Jews
associatedWithEvent Crucifixion of Jesus
associatedWithHistoricalRegion Levant region
surface form: Levant
associatedWithReligion Judaism
contextOfUse Roman rule in Judea
governsOver Jewish people in Judea
hasAlternativeRendering King of the Judaeans
hasBiblicalSignificance New Testament
hasCulturalSignificance Christianity
Jewish history
hasDebatedInterpretation ethnic versus territorial meaning of "Jews"
hasGreekForm Βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων
hasHebrewForm מלך היהודים
hasHistoricalDebate extent of actual political use as formal title
hasIconographicUse Christian art
hasLatinForm Rex Iudaeorum
hasStatus political title
religious title
hasTypeOfAuthority monarchical authority
historicallyConnectedTo Hasmonean dynasty
Herodian dynasty
inscriptionAssociatedWith INRI
inscriptionExpandedAs INRI
surface form: Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum
isTitleFor ruler of Judea
languageOfOrigin Greek
Hebrew
Latin
linkedConcept Solemnity of Christ the King
surface form: Christ the King

Messiah
mentionedIn Gospel of John
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
notablyAppliedTo Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus of Nazareth
notablyHeldBy Herod the Great
politicalConnotation claim to rule over the Jewish people
relatedTitle King of Israel
King of the Jews self-linksurface differs
surface form: King of Judea
religiousConnotation messianic expectation
timeOfProminentUse Second Temple Judaism
surface form: Second Temple period
usedAsChargeAgainst Jesus Christ
surface form: Jesus of Nazareth
usedBy Jewish population
Roman authorities
usedInHistoricalPeriod late first century BCE

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Input
Subject: King of the Jews
Description of subject: King of the Jews is a royal title historically associated with the ruler of Judea, most notably used for Herod the Great in the late first century BCE.

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Herod the Great nobleTitle King of the Jews
INRI standsFor King of the Jews
this entity surface form: Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum
INRI meaningInEnglish King of the Jews
this entity surface form: Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
INRI refersToTitle King of the Jews
Herodium builderTitle King of the Jews
this entity surface form: King of Judea
Herod Agrippa I title King of the Jews
Herod Agrippa I title King of the Jews
this entity surface form: King of Judea
Antigonus II Mattathias title King of the Jews
King of the Jews relatedTitle King of the Jews self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: King of Judea
crown of thorns relatedConcept King of the Jews
subject surface form: Crown of Thorns
Rex Iudaeorum meaning King of the Jews
Rex Iudaeorum hasTranslation King of the Jews
this entity surface form: Roi des Juifs
Rex Iudaeorum hasTranslation King of the Jews
this entity surface form: King of the Jews (English)