What does Ἄννας (Ánnas) mean in the Bible?
e. ), an Israelite".
Greek · G452
Ἄννας
Annas (i.e. ), an Israelite
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Ἄννας G452
Pronunciation Ánnas
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 It Annas 3× John 18:13, John 18:24, Acts 4:6
of Annas 1× Luke 3:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 3:2
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Luke 1 John 2 Acts 1
Source forms
Ἅννας 2x Hannas John 18:24, Acts 4:6
Ἅννα 1x Hanna Luke 3:2
Ἅνναν 1x Hannan John 18:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x John 18:24, Acts 4:6
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x John 18:13
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Luke 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 corpus Greek 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 3:2 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἄννα anna
Annas
Read verse John 18:13 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἄνναν annan
Annas
Read verse John 18:24 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἄννας annav
Annas
Read verse Acts 4:6 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἄνναν annan
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.
H2608 Related Hebrew
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain