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Caiaphas

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Cai·a·phas  (k-fs, k-), Joseph fl. first century a.d.
In the New Testament, the Jewish high priest who presided over the counsel that condemned Jesus.

Caiaphas [ˈkaɪəˌfæs]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) 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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