ἈΝΑΝΙΑΣ, ἀνανιας
ANANIAS, ananias
Sounds Like: ah-nah-NEE-ahs
Translations: Ananias
From the root: ἈΝΑΝΙΑΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Ananias is a proper noun, a male personal name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'Yahweh has been gracious' or 'the Lord is gracious'. It refers to several individuals in the Bible, including a member of the early Christian community in Jerusalem who, along with his wife Sapphira, died after lying to the Holy Spirit about money from a sale of property, and a high priest who presided over Paul's trial. It is used to refer to a specific person.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0367 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 45:7
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 46:1
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
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