noun · masculine
kaiafaos
GreekΚαϊάφας (kaiafas)
Strong’sG2533
Caiaphas
stem kaiafa-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Καιάφας (T, Καϊ-), -α ὁ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2533 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkah-ee-af'-as
the dell; Caiaphas (i.e. Cajepha), an Israelite
Fromof Chaldee origin;
King JamesCaiaphas.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kaiafaos3×Καϊάφας | kaiafaois |
| object accusative | kaiafaon2×Καϊάφαν | kaiafaoin |
| direct address vocative | kaiafaor | kaiafaoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | kaiafaou4×Καϊάφα | kaiafaoiu |
| to, for dative | kaiafao | kaiafaoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kaiafao is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
kaiafaos“Caiaphas”subjectnominative singular3×
John 11:49“Caiaphas”henos de tinos ek autoiu Kaiafaos, archierevos arōtos tou eniautou ekeinou, legata autoi; Vis ouk oidavē oudenem,But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!
John 18:14“Caiaphas”ate de Kaiafaos tos sumbouleuaratos toi Ioudaioi hoti sumferatō henon anthrōpon apothnēskara huper tou laou.Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.
Acts 4:6“Caiaphas”kai Hannaos tos archierevos kai Kaiafaos kai Iōannos kai Alexandros kai hosois ale ek geneu archieratikeu,along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
kaiafaon“Caiaphas”objectaccusative singular2×
Matthew 26:57“Caiaphas”Tois de krataratois ton Iēsun apagala pros Kaiafaon ton archierevon, hopou tois grammatevois kai tois presbuterois sunagila.Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.
John 18:24“Caiaphas”apostelata oun auton tos Hannaos dirēton pros Kaiafaon ton archierevon.Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
kaiafaou“Caiaphas”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Matthew 26:3“Caiaphas”Tote sunagila tois archierevois kai tois presbuterois tou laou eis tan aulan tou archierevou tou legirōtou Kaiafaou,At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
Luke 3:2“Caiaphas”epi archierevou Hannaou kai Kaiafaou, gineta rēmem theou epi Iōannon ton Zachariou huion en ta erēma.during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
John 18:13“Caiaphas”kai agala pros Hannaon prōtem; ate gar pentheros tou Kaiafaou, hos ate archierevos tou eniautou ekeinou;They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
John 18:28“Caiaphas”Agalō oun ton Iēsun apo tou Kaiafaou eis tem praitōriem; ate de prōi; kai autois ouk eiserchala eis tem praitōriem, hina mē miainileia alla esthialeia tem pascha.Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.