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Hannas <a href="../greek/453.htm" title="453">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Hannas: Annas</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Ἅννας</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Hannas<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>HAN-nas<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(an'-nas)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Annas<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Annas, high priest at Jerusalem.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Of Hebrew origin, corresponding to the Hebrew name חָנָן (Hanan).<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>Strong's Hebrew 2603:</b> חָנַן (chanan) - to be gracious, show favor<p> - <b>Strong's Hebrew 2587:</b> חָנָן (Hanan) - a name meaning "gracious"<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Annas is a proper noun used in the New Testament to refer to a high priest in Jerusalem during the time of Jesus. Although he was officially removed from the position by the Romans, he retained significant influence and authority, often being referred to as "high priest" alongside his son-in-law Caiaphas.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Annas was appointed as high priest around AD 6 by Quirinius, the Roman governor of Syria. Although deposed by the Roman procurator Valerius Gratus in AD 15, Annas continued to wield considerable power through his family, as five of his sons and his son-in-law Caiaphas served as high priests. His influence is evident in the New Testament, where he is depicted as a key figure in the trial of Jesus.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Hebrew origin <a href="/hebrew/2608.htm">Chananyah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Annas, a high priest<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Annas (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 452: Αννας</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Αννας</span></span> (<span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">Ἅννας</span>, see their Introductory § 408), <span class="greek2">Αννα</span> (on this genitive cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 8, 1, p. 60 (59)), <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (in <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="greek2">Ἀνανος</span>; from Hebrew <span class="hebrew">חָנַן</span> to be gracious), a high priest of the Jews, elevated to the pontificate by Quirinius the governor of Syria circa <DATE_RANGE:6><span class="date">A.D. 6</span> or 7; but afterward, <DATE_RANGE:15><span class="date">A.D. 15</span>, deposed by Valerius Gratus, the procurator of Judaea, who put in his place, first Ismael, son of Phabi, and shortly after Eleazar, son of Annas. From the latter, the office passed to Simon; from Simon circa <DATE_RANGE:18><span class="date">A.D. 18</span> to Caiaphas (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 18, 2, 1f); but Annas, even after he had been put out of office, continued to have great influence: <a href="/interlinear/john/18-13.htm">John 18:13, 24</a>. This explains the mistake (but see references below (especially to <span class="abbreviation">Schürer</span>), and cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἀρχιερεύς</span></span>, 2) by which Luke, in his Gospel <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Luke 3:2> (according to the true reading <span class="greek2">ἀρχιερέως</span>) and in <a href="/interlinear/acts/4-6.htm">Acts 4:6</a>, attributes to him the pontificate long after he had been removed from office. Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s RWB under the word Annas; <span class="abbreviation">Keim</span> in <span class="abbreviation">Schenkel</span> i., p. 135f; <span class="abbreviation">Schürer</span> in the Zeitschr. für wissensch. Theol. for 1876, p. 580f (also in his Neutest. Zeitgesch. § 23 iv.; and <span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span> under the word).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Annas. <p>Of Hebrew origin (<a href="/hebrew/2608.htm">Chananyah</a>); Annas (i.e. <a href="/greek/367.htm">Ananias</a>), an Israelite -- Annas. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/367.htm">Ananias</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2608.htm">Chananyah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Ανναν Ἅνναν Αννας Ἅννας Annan Annas Hannan Hánnan Hannas Hánnas<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 3:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ ἀρχιερέως <b>Ἅννα</b> καὶ Καιάφα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the high priesthood <span class="itali">of Annas</span> and Caiaphas,<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Annas</span> and Caiaphas<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> during [the] high priesthood <span class="itali">of Annas</span> and Caiaphas<p><b><a href="/text/john/18-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 18:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἤγαγον πρὸς <b>Ἅνναν</b> πρῶτον ἦν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and led <span class="itali">Him to Annas</span> first;<br><a href="/kjvs/john/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> away to <span class="itali">Annas</span> first; for<br><a href="/interlinear/john/18-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> they led [him] away to <span class="itali">Annas</span> first he was<p><b><a href="/text/john/18-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 18:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτὸν ὁ <b>Ἅννας</b> δεδεμένον πρὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> So <span class="itali">Annas</span> sent Him bound<br><a href="/kjvs/john/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Now Annas</span> had sent him<br><a href="/interlinear/john/18-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him <span class="itali">Annas</span> bound to<p><b><a href="/text/acts/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 4:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ <b>Ἅννας</b> ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and Annas</span> the high priest<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And <span class="itali">Annas</span> the high priest, and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and <span class="itali">Annas</span> the high priest<p><b><a href="/greek/452.htm">Strong's Greek 452</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_452.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/anna_452.htm">Ἅννα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/annan_452.htm">Ἅνναν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/annas_452.htm">Ἅννας — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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