Καϊάφας
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew קיפא (qayaṗa).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ka.i.ǎː.pʰaːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ka.iˈa.pʰas/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ka.iˈa.ɸas/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ka.iˈa.fas/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ka.iˈa.fas/
Proper noun
Καϊᾱ́φᾱς • (Kaïā́phās) m (genitive Καϊᾱ́φᾱ); first declension
- Caiaphas, Kaiaphas (English variants of the same name), the name of the Jewish high priest to whom Jesus was taken after his capture in Gethsemane.
Inflection
First declension of ὁ Καϊᾱ́φᾱς; τοῦ Καϊᾱ́φᾱ (Doric)
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Καϊᾱ́φᾱς ho Kaïā́phās | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Καϊᾱ́φᾱ toû Kaïā́phā | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Καϊᾱ́φᾳ tôi Kaïā́phāi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Καϊᾱ́φᾱν tòn Kaïā́phān | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Καϊᾱ́φᾱ Kaïā́phā | ||||||||||||
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References
Caiaphas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- G2533 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Greek
Proper noun
Καϊάφας • (Kaïáfas) m
- Caiaphas, Kaiaphas (English variants of the same name), the name of the Jewish high priest to whom Jesus was taken after his capture in Gethsemane.
- town at the Peloponnese
Declension
Καϊάφας
| case \\ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Καϊάφας • |
| genitive | Καϊάφα • |
| accusative | Καϊάφα • |
| vocative | Καϊάφα • |
Related terms
- από τον Άννα στον Καϊάφα (apó ton Ánna ston Kaïáfa, “being ping-pong'ed between people or offices”) (phrase from John, 18)
See also
- Καϊάφας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el (the historical figure)
- Kaiafas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (town)