Original: Ἀνανίας

Transliteration: Ananías

Phonetic: an-an-ee'-as

Short Definition: Ananias

- Original: Ἀνανίας

- Transliteration: Ananias

- Phonetic: an-an-ee'-as

- Definition: Ananias = "whom Jehovah has graciously given"

1. a certain Christian at Jerusalem, the husband of Sapphira Acts 5:1

2. a Christian at Damascus Acts 9:10

3. a son of Nedebaeus, and high priest of the Jews c. A.D. 47-59. In the year 66, he was slain by the Sacarii. Acts 23:2

- Origin: of hebrew origin H2608

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Of hebrew origin [H2608]; Ananias the name of three Israelites: - Ananias.