Word Study · Strong's G2533 · Greek
Καϊάφας
Kaiaphas
kah-ee-af'-as
Strong's 1890 spelling: Kaïáphas
“the dell”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the dell; Caiaphas (i.e. Cajepha), an Israelite
Rendered in the KJV as
Caiaphas.
- 9occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- Καϊάφα3
- Καϊάφαν2
- Καϊάφας2
- Καϊάφα,1
- Καϊάφας,1
How it is rendered · 3
- Caiaphas6
- Caiaphas,2
- of Caiaphas1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular4
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSM-P · 4
- N-NSM-P · 3
- N-ASM-P · 2
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 26:3Καϊάφαkaiaphanoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAt that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,here: Caiaphas
- Matthew 26:57Καϊάφανkaiaphannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThose who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.here: Caiaphas
John5 occurrences
- John 11:49Καϊάφας,kaiaphasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!here: Caiaphas,
- John 18:13Καϊάφαkaiaphanoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThey brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.here: of Caiaphas
- John 18:14Καϊάφαςkaiaphasnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularCaiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it would be better if one man died for the people.here: Caiaphas
- John 18:24Καϊάφανkaiaphannoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThen Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.here: Caiaphas
- John 18:28Καϊάφαkaiaphanoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThen 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.here: Caiaphas