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Caiaphas

American  
[key-uh-fuhs, kahy-] / ˈkeɪ ə fəs, ˈkaɪ- /

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a high priest of the Jews who presided over the assembly that condemned Jesus to death.


Caiaphas British  
/ ˈkaɪəˌfæs /

noun

  1. 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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And Alvin Crawford brings bravado to the treacherous high priest Caiaphas, whose booming vocals are complemented by Tyce Green’s screeching accomplice Annas.

From Washington Post Feb. 24, 2022

Women played Simon and Judas; a mix of the school’s nerd and jock squads Caiaphas and his cabal; and the son of a French expat aristocrat sang Pilate.

From New York Times Nov. 3, 2021

He wrote, “Blame yourself, O humankind, whether of the Jews or the Gentiles. . . . Not only Caiaphas and Pilate, but I myself am the murderer.”

From The New Yorker Dec. 25, 2016

Two of those figures, Pontius Pilate and Caiaphas, the Jewish high priest, conspire and scheme with and against each other in an effort to maintain order and control.

From Newsweek Apr. 5, 2015

The burgomaster, Caiaphas, rose and, with a brief address, opened the discussion.

From On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau by Wilhelmine von Hillern

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