Καϊάφας

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew קיפא (qayaṗa) and -ς (-s, declension suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Καϊᾱ́φᾱς • (Kaïā́phās) m (genitive Καϊᾱ́φᾱ); first declension

  1. 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
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

Greek

Proper noun

Καϊάφας • (Kaïáfas) m

  1. 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.
  2. town at the Peloponnese

Declension

Declension of Καϊάφας
singular
nominative Καϊάφας (Kaïáfas)
genitive Καϊάφα (Kaïáfa)
accusative Καϊάφα (Kaïáfa)
vocative Καϊάφα (Kaïáfa)

See also

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