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Kaiaphas <a href="../greek/2534.htm" title="2534">►</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">Kaiaphas: Caiaphas</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Καϊάφας</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Kaiaphas<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kah-ee-AH-fas<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kah-ee-af'-as)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Caiaphas<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Caiaphas, Jewish high priest.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Of Aramaic origin, likely derived from the Hebrew name קֵיפָא (Qayafa’), meaning "rock" or "depression."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the name Caiaphas is related to the Aramaic and Hebrew roots, possibly linked to the Hebrew word קֵיפָא (Qayafa’).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Caiaphas is a proper noun used to refer to the Jewish high priest who played a significant role in the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. He is depicted as a key figure in the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council, during the time of Jesus' ministry.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Caiaphas served as the high priest from approximately AD 18 to 36, a notably long tenure, which suggests he was a politically astute leader. He was appointed by the Roman prefect Valerius Gratus and maintained his position under Pontius Pilate. As high priest, Caiaphas held significant religious and political influence, acting as a mediator between the Jewish people and the Roman authorities. His role in the trial of Jesus is pivotal, as he is portrayed as advocating for Jesus' death to maintain the status quo and prevent Roman intervention.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Aramaic origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Caiaphas, an Isr. high priest<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Caiaphas (9).<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 2533: Καϊάφας</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Καϊάφας</span></span> (<span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">Καϊάφας</span>; (cf. Iota, at the end); Lachmann in <a href="/interlinear/luke/3-2.htm">Luke 3:2</a> <span class="greek2">Καιφας</span>), <span class="greek2">Καϊάφα</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 20 (18); <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 8, 1), <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (supposed by many to be the same as <span class="hebrew">כֵּפָא</span>, a stone, a rock; others more correctly equivalent to <span class="hebrew">כָּיְפָא</span>, depression, Targ. on <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/16-26.htm">Proverbs 16:26</a> (according to Delitzsch (Brief and. Röm. ins Hebrew etc., p. 28) <span class="hebrew">קַיָפָא</span>)), <span class="accented">Caiaphas</span>; according to <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span> (Antiquities 18, 2, 2) <span class="greek2">Ιωσηπος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">Καϊάφας</span> (<span class="greek2">Ιωσηπον</span>, <span class="greek2">τόν</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">Καϊάφαν</span> <span class="greek2">ἐπικαλούμενον</span>, Antiquities 18, 4, 3), high priest of the Jews. He was appointed to that office by Valerius Gratus, governor of Judaea, after the removal of Simon, son of Camith, <DATE_RANGE:18><span class="date">A.D. 18</span> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Schürer</span>, N. T. Zeitgesch. § 23 iv.), and was removed <DATE_RANGE:36><span class="date">A.D. 36</span> by Vitellius, governor of Syria, who appointed Jonathan, son of the high priest Ananus (i. e. Annas, father-in-law of Caiaphas, <a href="/interlinear/john/18-13.htm">John 18:13</a>), his successor (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 18, 4, 3): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-3.htm">Matthew 26:3, 57</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/3-2.htm">Luke 3:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/11-49.htm">John 11:49</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/18-13.htm">John 18:13f, 24, 28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/4-6.htm">Acts 4:6</a>. Cf. Hausrath, in <span class="abbreviation">Schenkel</span> iii. 463f.<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2533: Καιφας</span> [<span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Καιφας</span></span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">Καϊάφας</span></span>.] <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>Caiaphas. <p>Of Chaldee origin; the dell; Caiaphas (i.e. Cajepha), an Israelite -- Caiaphas. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Καιαφα Καιάφα Καϊάφα Καιαφαν Καιάφαν Καϊάφαν Καιαφας Καιάφας Καϊάφας Kaiapha Kaiápha Kaiaphan Kaiáphan Kaiaphas Kaiáphas<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/matthew/26-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 26:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοῦ λεγομένου <b>Καιάφα</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the high priest, named <span class="itali">Caiaphas;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> who was called <span class="itali">Caiaphas,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> who was called <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span><p><b><a href="/text/matthew/26-57.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 26:57</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπήγαγον πρὸς <b>Καιάφαν</b> τὸν ἀρχιερέα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> led Him away <span class="itali">to Caiaphas,</span> the high priest,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span> the high priest,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/26-57.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> led [him] away to <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span> the high priest<p><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">Ἅννα καὶ <b>Καιάφα</b> ἐγένετο ῥῆμα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Annas <span class="itali">and Caiaphas,</span> the word<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span> being<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Annas and <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span> came [the] word<p><b><a href="/text/john/11-49.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 11:49</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐξ αὐτῶν <b>Καιάφας</b> ἀρχιερεὺς ὢν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But one <span class="itali">of them, Caiaphas,</span> who was high priest<br><a href="/kjvs/john/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them, <span class="itali">[named] Caiaphas,</span> being<br><a href="/interlinear/john/11-49.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of them <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span> high priest being<p><b><a href="/text/john/18-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 18:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πενθερὸς τοῦ <b>Καιάφα</b> ὃς ἦν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for he was father-in-law <span class="itali">of Caiaphas,</span> who<br><a href="/kjvs/john/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> father in law <span class="itali">to Caiaphas,</span> which<br><a href="/interlinear/john/18-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> father-in-law <span class="itali">of Caiaphas</span> who was<b><a href="/text/john/18-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 18:14</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">ἦν δὲ <b>Καιάφας</b> ὁ συμβουλεύσας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Now <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span> was the one who had advised<br><a href="/kjvs/john/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Now <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span> was he, which<br><a href="/interlinear/john/18-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> it was moreover <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span> having given counsel<p><b><a href="/text/john/18-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 18:24</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">δεδεμένον πρὸς <b>Καιάφαν</b> τὸν ἀρχιερέα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Him bound <span class="itali">to Caiaphas</span> the high priest.<br><a href="/kjvs/john/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> bound unto <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span> the high priest.<br><a href="/interlinear/john/18-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bound to <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span> the high priest<p><b><a href="/text/john/18-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 18:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπὸ τοῦ <b>Καιάφα</b> εἰς τὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Jesus <span class="itali">from Caiaphas</span> into the Praetorium,<br><a href="/kjvs/john/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> from <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span> unto<br><a href="/interlinear/john/18-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> from <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span> into the<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">ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ <b>Καιάφας</b> καὶ Ἰωάννης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the high priest <span class="itali">[was there], and Caiaphas</span> and John<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">Caiaphas,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> high priest and <span class="itali">Caiaphas</span> and John<p><b><a href="/greek/2533.htm">Strong's Greek 2533</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2533.htm">9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kaiapha_2533.htm">Καιάφα — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kaiaphan_2533.htm">Καιάφαν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kaiaphas_2533.htm">Καιάφας — 3 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2532"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2532" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2534.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2534"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2534" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>