Annas = "humble"

1. high priest of the Jews, elevated to the priesthood by Quirinius the governor of Syria c. 6 or 7 A.D., but afterwards deposed by Valerius Gratus, the procurator of Judaea, who put in his place, first Ismael, son of Phabi, and shortly after Eleazar, son of Annas. From the latter, the office passed to Simon; from Simon c. 18 A.D. to Caiaphas; but Annas even after he had been put out of office, continued to have great influence.

chief priest, high priest

the high priests, these comprise in addition to one holding the high priestly office, both those who had previously discharged it and although disposed, continued to have great power in the State, as well as the members of the families from which high priest were created, provided that they had much influence in public affairs.

Used of Christ because by undergoing a bloody death he offered himself as an expiatory sacrifice to God, and has entered into the heavenly sanctuary where he continually intercedes on our behalf.

to become, i.e. to come into existence, begin to be, receive being

to become, i.e. to come to pass, happen

1. of events

to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage

1. of men appearing in public

to be made, finished

1. of miracles, to be performed, wrought

to become, be made

in, by, with etc.

upon, on, at, by, before

of position, on, at, by, over, against

to, over, on, at, across, against

solitary, lonely, desolate, uninhabited

1. used of places

   1. a desert, wilderness

   2. deserted places, lonely regions

   3. an uncultivated region fit for pasturage

2. used of persons

   1. deserted by others

   2. deprived of the aid and protection of others, especially of friends, acquaintances, kindred

   3. bereft

      1. of a flock deserted by the shepherd

      2. of a woman neglected by her husband, from whom the husband withholds himself

Zacharias meaning "remembered of Jehovah"

1. the father of John the Baptist

2. son of Barachias, who was slain by the Jews between the altar and the temple

a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities

the Godhead, trinity

1. God the Father, the first person in the trinity

2. Christ, the second person of the trinity

3. Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity

spoken of the only and true God

1. refers to the things of God

2. his counsels, interests, things due to him

whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way

1. God's representative or viceregent

   1. of magistrates and judges

John = "Jehovah is a gracious giver"

1. John the Baptist was the son of Zacharias and Elisabeth, the forerunner of Christ. By order of Herod Antipas he was cast into prison and afterwards beheaded.

2. John the apostle, the writer of the Fourth Gospel, son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James the elder. He is that disciple who (without mention by name) is spoken of in the Fourth Gospel as especially dear to Jesus and according to the traditional opinion is the author of the book of Revelation.

3. John surnamed Mark, the companion of Barnabas and Paul. #Acts 12:12

4. John a certain man, a member of the Sanhedrin. # Ac 4:6

and, also, even, indeed, but

Caiaphas = "as comely"

1. a high priest of the Jews appointed to that office by Valerius Gratus, governor of Judaea, after removal of Simon, son of Camith, A.D. 18, and was removed A.D. 36 by Vitellius, governor of Syria, who appointed Jonathan, son of Ananus (Annus, father-in-law of Caiaphas), his successor

this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted

that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word

1. any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning

2. speech, discourse

   1. what one has said

3. a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one's mind made in words)

   1. an utterance

   2. a saying of any sort as a message, a narrative

      1. concerning some occurrence

subject matter of speech, thing spoken of

1. so far forth as it is a matter of narration

2. so far as it is a matter of command

3. a matter of dispute, case at law

a son

1. rarely used for the young of animals

2. generally used of the offspring of men

3. in a restricted sense, the male offspring (one born by a father and of a mother)

4. in a wider sense, a descendant, one of the posterity of any one,

   1. the children of Israel

   2. sons of Abraham

5. used to describe one who depends on another or is his follower

   1. a pupil

son of man

1. term describing man, carrying the connotation of weakness and mortality

2. son of man, symbolically denotes the fifth kingdom in Daniel 7:13 and by this term its humanity is indicated in contrast with the barbarity and ferocity of the four preceding kingdoms (the Babylonian, the Median and the Persian, the Macedonian, and the Roman) typified by the four beasts. In the book of Enoch (2nd Century) it is used of Christ.

3. used by Christ himself, doubtless in order that he might intimate his Messiahship and also that he might designate himself as the head of the human family, the man, the one who both furnished the pattern of the perfect man and acted on behalf of all mankind. Christ seems to have preferred this to the other Messianic titles, because by its lowliness it was least suited to foster the expectation of an earthly Messiah in royal splendour.

son of God

1. used to describe Adam (Lk. 3:38)

2. used to describe those who are born again (Lk. 20:36) and of angels and of Jesus Christ

3. of those whom God esteems as sons, whom he loves, protects and benefits above others

   1. in the OT used of the Jews

   2. in the NT of Christians

   3. those whose character God, as a loving father, shapes by chastisements (Heb. 12:5-8)

4. those who revere God as their father, the pious worshippers of God, those who in character and life resemble God, those who are governed by the Spirit of God, repose the same calm and joyful trust in God which children do in their parents (Rom. 8:14, Gal. 3:26), and hereafter in the blessedness and glory of the life eternal will openly wear this dignity of the sons of God. Term used preeminently of Jesus Christ, as enjoying the supreme love of God, united to him in affectionate intimacy, privy to his saving councils, obedient to the Father's will in all his acts