Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2533: ΚαϊάφαςΚαϊάφας (WH Καϊάφας; (cf. Iota, at the end); Lachmann in Luke 3:2 Καιφας), Καϊάφα (Buttmann, 20 (18); Winer's Grammar, § 8, 1), ὁ (supposed by many to be the same as כֵּפָא, a stone, a rock; others more correctly equivalent to כָּיְפָא, depression, Targ. on Proverbs 16:26 (according to Delitzsch (Brief and. Röm. ins Hebrew etc., p. 28) קַיָפָא)), Caiaphas; according to Josephus (Antiquities 18, 2, 2) Ιωσηπος, ὁ καί Καϊάφας (Ιωσηπον, τόν καί Καϊάφαν ἐπικαλούμενον, 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, STRONGS NT 2533: Καιφας [Καιφας, see Καϊάφας.] Forms and Transliterations Καιαφα Καιάφα Καϊάφα Καιαφαν Καιάφαν Καϊάφαν Καιαφας Καιάφας Καϊάφας Kaiapha Kaiápha Kaiaphan Kaiáphan Kaiaphas KaiáphasLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |