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.

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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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Example Sentences

In an interview, Marans said the play is not perfect — he still has concerns about the depiction of Caiaphas — but that “the progress is monumental.”

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

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

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

Caiaphas meant, that if there were any chance of offending the Romans, it would be better at once to put one man to death, than to bring destruction upon the whole nation.

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary