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Caiaphas.

A Jewish high priest in the first century CE who is said to have organized the plot to kill Jesus.

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name/ˈkaɪ.ə.fəs/
  1. A Jewish high priest in the first century CE who is said to have organized the plot to kill Jesus.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin Caiāphās, from Ancient Greek Καϊάφας (Kaïáphas), from Hebrew קַיָפָא (qayafa).

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