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.

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

STRONGS NT 367: Ανανιας

Ανανιας (WH. Ἁνανίας, see their Introductory § 408), Ανανια (but on the genitive cf. Buttmann, 20 (18)), ὁ, 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.)

Ananias.

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

see HEBREW Chananyah

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