(depression), in full JOSEPH CAIAPHAS, high priest of the Jews under Tiberius. (Matthew 26:3,57; John 11:49; 18:13,14,24,28; Acts 4:6) The procurator Valerius Gratus appointed him to the dignity, He was son-in-law of Annas. [ANNAS]
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Caiaphas, or Caiaphas
Smith’s Bible Dictionary, William Smith (1863). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.