What does Ἄννας (Ánnas) mean in the Bible?
e. ), an Israelite".
Greek · G452
Ἄννας
Annas (i.e. ), an Israelite
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ἌνναςG452
PronunciationÁnnas
What does Ἄννας (Ánnas) mean in the Bible?
Ἄννας (Ánnas) is a Greek word meaning "Annas (i.e. ), an Israelite".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G452?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Annas (3), of Annas (1).
Where does Ἄννας (Ánnas) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 3:2. Its strongest book concentrations include John (2), Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItAnnas3×John 18:13, John 18:24, Acts 4:6
of Annas1×Luke 3:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 3:2
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Luke1John2Acts1
Source forms
Ἅννας2xHannasJohn 18:24, Acts 4:6
Ἅννα1xHannaLuke 3:2
Ἅνναν1xHannanJohn 18:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular2xJohn 18:24, Acts 4:6
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xJohn 18:13
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular1xLuke 3:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Annas (i.e. ), an Israelite
Source Gloss
Annas (i.e. ), an Israelite
Extended definition
:--Annas.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 3:2Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἄνναanna
Annas
Read verseJohn 18:13Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἄννανannan
Annas
Read verseJohn 18:24Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἄνναςannav
Annas
Read verseActs 4:6Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἄννανannan
Annas
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H2608RelatedHebrew