To out-herod Herod

出处：按学科分类—哲学、宗教 复旦大学出版社《圣经典故辞典》第727页（870字）

【释义】：

暴君希律(希律大帝，又称大希律)；(喻)残暴的人

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

Matt.2:16-18

希律见自己被博士愚弄，就大大发怒，差人将伯利恒城里并四境所有的男孩，照着他向博士仔细查问的时候，凡两岁以里的，都杀尽了。

这就应了先知耶利米的话，说：

“在拉玛听见号啕大哭的声音，是拉结哭她儿女，不肯受安慰，因为他们都不在了。”

《马太福音》2∶16－18］

【条目出处】：《圣经·新约》