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

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

The main characters are all familiar to anyone with a working knowledge of the New Testament — Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, Caiaphas, Pontius Pilate, Herod and the disciples.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2018

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

He was afraid that, if proved to be a follower of Jesus, he would be turned out of the judgment hall of Caiaphas.

From Pastor Pastorum by Latham, Rev. Henry