Caiaphas
[ key-uh-fuhs, kahy- ]
/ ˈkeɪ ə fəs, ˈkaɪ- /
noun
a high priest of the Jews who presided over the assembly that condemned Jesus to death. Matthew 26.
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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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