Caiaphas

[ key-uh-fuhs, kahy- ]

noun

a high priest of the Jews who presided over the assembly that condemned Jesus to death. Matthew 26.

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How to use Caiaphas in a sentence

Now Caiaphas was he that gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
His Last Week | William E. Barton
And even so cruelly will you handle such as come before you; for you are unto God's people as Caiaphas was unto Christ!
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John Foxe
It put you in mind of Caiaphas—those were your very words, and at the moment I didn't clearly recollect who Caiaphas was.
The Adventures of Harry Revel | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Caiaphas could not give a better counsel to his companions; but God disappointed both them and him, as we shall hear afterwards.
The History of the Reformation of Religion in Scotland | John Knox
He, Caiaphas, would hold himself ready for bearing testimony or sealing documents at any minute.
I.N.R.I. | Peter Rosegger

British Dictionary definitions for Caiaphas

Caiaphas

/ (ˈkaɪəˌfæs) /

noun

New Testament the high priest at the beginning of John the Baptist's preaching and during the trial of Jesus (Luke 3:2; Matthew 26)

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