367. Ananias
Strong's Lexicon
Ananias: Ananias

Original Word: Ἁνανίας
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Ananias
Pronunciation: ah-nah-NEE-as
Phonetic Spelling: (an-an-ee'-as)
Definition: Ananias
Meaning: Ananias, (a) husband of Sapphira, a member of the early church at Jerusalem, (b) a member of the church at Damascus, (c) the high priest at Jerusalem.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew name חֲנַנְיָה (Chananyah), meaning "Yahweh has been gracious."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: H2608 (חֲנַנְיָה, Chananyah)

Usage: Ananias is a name used for three distinct individuals in the New Testament. Each occurrence highlights different aspects of early Christian life and the challenges faced by the early Church.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name Ananias was common among Jews during the Second Temple period. It reflects a cultural emphasis on divine grace and favor, as seen in its Hebrew origin. The individuals named Ananias in the New Testament were part of the early Christian community, which was navigating its identity and mission in a predominantly Jewish and Greco-Roman world.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Chananyah
Definition
Ananias, the name of three Isr.
NASB Translation
Ananias (11).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 367: Ανανιας

Ανανιας (WH. Ἁνανίας, see their Introductory § 408), Ανανια (but on the genitive cf. Buttmann, 20 (18)), , Ananias (חֲנַנְיָה, from חָנַן to be gracious, and יָהּ Jehovah (cf. Meyer on Acts 5:1)):

1. a certain Christian (at Jerusalem), the husband of Sapphira: Acts 5:1-6.

2. a Christian of Damascus: Acts 9:10-18; Acts 22:12ff

3. a son of Nedebaeus, and high priest of the Jews circa A.D. 47-59. In the year 66 he was slain by the Sicarii: Acts 23:2; Acts 24:1f; Josephus, Antiquities 20, 5, 2; 6, 2; 9, 2-4; b. j. 2, 17, 6; 9. (Cf. B. D. under the word.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ananias.

Of Hebrew origin (Chananyah); Ananias, the name of three Israelites -- Ananias.

see HEBREW Chananyah

Forms and Transliterations
Ανανια Ἁνανία Ανανιαν Ἁνανίαν Ανανιας Ἁνανίας Anania Ananian Ananias Hanania Hananía Hananian Hananían Hananias Hananías
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Acts 5:1 N-NMS
GRK: δέ τις Ἁνανίας ὀνόματι σὺν
NAS: named Ananias, with his wife
KJV: man named Ananias, with Sapphira
INT: moreover a certain Ananias by name with

Acts 5:3 N-VMS
GRK: ὁ Πέτρος Ἁνανία διὰ τί
NAS: said, Ananias, why
KJV: Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan
INT: Peter Ananias because of why

Acts 5:5 N-NMS
GRK: δὲ ὁ Ἁνανίας τοὺς λόγους
NAS: words, Ananias fell down
KJV: And Ananias hearing these
INT: moreover Ananias the words

Acts 9:10 N-NMS
GRK: Δαμασκῷ ὀνόματι Ἁνανίας καὶ εἶπεν
NAS: named Ananias; and the Lord
KJV: Damascus, named Ananias; and to
INT: Damascus by name Ananias And said

Acts 9:10 N-VMS
GRK: ὁ κύριος Ἁνανία ὁ δὲ
NAS: to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said,
KJV: in a vision, Ananias. And he said,
INT: the Lord Ananias and

Acts 9:12 N-AMS
GRK: ἐν ὁράματι Ἁνανίαν ὀνόματι εἰσελθόντα
NAS: a man named Ananias come in and lay
KJV: a man named Ananias coming in, and
INT: in a vision Ananias by name having come

Acts 9:13 N-NMS
GRK: ἀπεκρίθη δὲ Ἁνανίας Κύριε ἤκουσα
NAS: But Ananias answered, Lord,
KJV: Then Ananias answered, Lord,
INT: Answered Then Ananias Lord I have heard

Acts 9:17 N-NMS
GRK: Ἀπῆλθεν δὲ Ἁνανίας καὶ εἰσῆλθεν
NAS: So Ananias departed and entered
KJV: And Ananias went his way, and
INT: went away moreover Ananias and entered

Acts 22:12 N-NMS
GRK: Ἁνανίας δέ τις
NAS: A certain Ananias, a man
KJV: And one Ananias, a devout man
INT: Ananias moreover certain

Acts 23:2 N-NMS
GRK: δὲ ἀρχιερεὺς Ἁνανίας ἐπέταξεν τοῖς
NAS: The high priest Ananias commanded
KJV: the high priest Ananias commanded
INT: and [the] high priest Ananias commanded those

Acts 24:1 N-NMS
GRK: ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς Ἁνανίας μετὰ πρεσβυτέρων
NAS: the high priest Ananias came down
KJV: days Ananias the high priest
INT: the high priest Ananias with elders

Strong's Greek 367
11 Occurrences


Ἁνανία — 2 Occ.
Ἁνανίαν — 1 Occ.
Ἁνανίας — 8 Occ.

















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