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Definition: Ananias |
AnaniasNoun1. A habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Ananias" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "Ananiah", "the cloud of the Lord", "the four letters", "be", "become". |
Date "Ananias" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Bible | Ananias a common Jewish name, the same as Hananiah. (1.) One of the members of the church at Jerusalem, who conspired with his wife Sapphira to deceive the brethren, and who fell down and immediately expired after he had uttered the falsehood (Acts 5:5). By common agreement the members of the early Christian community devoted their property to the work of furthering the gospel and of assisting the poor and needy. The proceeds of the possessions they sold were placed at the disposal of the apostles (Acts 4:36, 37). Ananias might have kept his property had he so chosen; but he professed agreement with the brethren in the common purpose, and had of his own accord devoted it all, as he said, to these sacred ends. Yet he retained a part of it for his own ends, and thus lied in declaring that he had given it all. "The offence of Ananias and Sapphira showed contempt of God, vanity and ambition in the offenders, and utter disregard of the corruption which they were bringing into the society. Such sin, committed in despite of the light which they possessed, called for a special mark of divine indignation." (2.) A Christian at Damascus (Acts 9:10). He became Paul's instructor; but when or by what means he himself became a Christian we have no information. He was "a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt" at Damascus (22:12). (3.) The high priest before whom Paul was brought in the procuratorship of Felix (Acts 23:2, 5, 24). He was so enraged at Paul's noble declaration, "I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day," that he commanded one of his attendants to smite him on the mouth. Smarting under this unprovoked insult, Paul quickly replied, "God shall smite thee, thou whited wall." Being reminded that Ananias was the high priest, to whose office all respect was to be paid, he answered, "I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest" (Acts 23:5). This expression has occasioned some difficulty, as it is scarcely probable that Paul should have been ignorant of so public a fact. The expression may mean (a) that Paul had at the moment overlooked the honour due to the high priest; or (b), as others think, that Paul spoke ironically, as if he had said, "The high priest breaking the law! God's high priest a tyrant and a lawbreaker! I see a man in white robes, and have heard his voice, but surely it cannot, it ought not to be, the voice of the high priest." (See Dr. Lindsay on Acts, _in loco_.) (c) Others think that from defect of sight Paul could not observe that the speaker was the high priest. In all this, however, it may be explained, Paul, with all his excellency, comes short of the example of his divine Master, who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Biographical Satire | ANANIAS. See Dr. Cook and Roosevelt. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Ananias is the Greek form of Hananiah, or Ananiah, a name occurring several times in the Old Testament and Apocrypha (Neh. iii. 23, 1 Ch. xxv. 23, Tob. v. 12. etc.), and three times in the New Testament. Special mention need be made only of the bearers of the name in the New Testament:
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- A member of the first Christian community, who, with his wife Sapphira, was miraculously punished by Peter with sudden death for hypocrisy and falsehood (Acts v. 1-10; cf. Josh. vii. 1 ff.).
- A disciple at Damascus who figures in the story of the conversion and baptism of Paul (Acts ix. 10-17, xxii. 12-16.)
- Son of Nedebaios (Jos. Ant. xx. 5. 2), a high priest who presided during the trial of Paul at Jerusalem and Caesarea (Acts xxiii. 2, xxiv. 1-5). He officiated as high priest from about AD 47 to 59. Quadratus, governor of Syria, accused him of being responsible for acts of violence. He was sent to Rome for trial (AD 52), but was acquitted by the emperor Claudius. Being a friend of the Romans, he was murdered by the people at the beginning of the Jewish war.
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| Specialty definitions using "Ananias": Cartoons ♦ INSCRIPTION ♦ ROOSEVELT ♦ Sapphira. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Ananias" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (age, aged, anus, art or craft done by the person, circle, circular form, cringing person, foolish, fundement, hag, hemorrhoids, link, matron, office of, old, old maid, old woman, piles, ring, sibyl, sorceress, time of life, year, year's produce). |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | The new members of the Ananias Club are going to issue a statement. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | INSCRIPTION, n. Something written on another thing. Inscriptions are of many kinds, but mostly memorial, intended to commemorate the fame of some illustrious person and hand down to distant ages the record of his services and virtues. To this class of inscriptions belongs the name of John Smith, penciled on the Washington monument. Following are examples of memorial inscriptions on tombstones: (See EPITAPH.) "In the sky my soul is found, And my body in the ground. By and by my body'll rise To my spirit in the skies, Soaring up to Heaven's gate. 1878." "Sacred to the memory of Jeremiah Tree. Cut down May 9th, 1862, aged 27 yrs. 4 mos. and 12 ds. Indigenous." "Affliction sore long time she boar, Phisicians was in vain, Till Deth released the dear deceased And left her a remain. Gone to join Ananias in the regions of bliss." "The clay that rests beneath this stone As Silas Wood was widely known. Now, lying here, I ask what good It was to let me be S. Wood. O Man, let not ambition trouble you, Is the advice of Silas W." "Richard Haymon, of Heaven. Fell to Earth Jan. 20, 1807, and had the dust brushed off him Oct. 3, 1874." |
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| "Ananias" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Ananias" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 4 | 175,879 |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "Ananias" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Ananias | Last name | 130 | 66,040 |
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| "Ananias" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "Ananiah", "the cloud of the Lord", "the four letters", "be", "become". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Ananias." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Ananias | N/A | Biblical | N/A |
| Ananias | Male | Biblical | Hananiah |
| Annas | Male | Biblical | Ananias |
| Hananiah | Male | Biblical | Yahweh |
| Yahweh | Male | Theology | N/A |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
ananias sapphira | 9 |
ananias | 8 |
ananias saul | 5 |
ananias saphira | 4 |
ananias francina ipinge namibia | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "Ananias"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Vietnamese | người nói dối (fibber, fibster), kẻ điêu ngoa. (various references) | |
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| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 24, Verse 1 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Meta de pente hmeraV katebh o arciereuV ananiaV meta twn presbuterwn kai rhtoroV tertullou tinoV oitineV enefanisan tw hgemoni kata tou paulou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Post quinque autem dies descendit princeps sacerdotum Ananias cum senioribus quibusdam et Tertullo quodam oratore qui adierunt praesidem adversus Paulum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And aftir fyue daies, Ananye, prince of preestis, cam doun with summe eldere men, and Terculle, a feir speker, which wenten to the precident ayens Poul. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | After .v. dayes Ananias the hye preste descended with elders and with a certayne Oratour named Tartullus and enformed the ruelar of Paul. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And after five days, Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came with certain of the rulers, and an expert talker, one Tertullus; and they made a statement to Felix against Paul. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 24, Verse 1 |
| Albanian | Por pas pesë ditësh erdhi kryeprifti Anania bashkë me pleqtë dhe me një gojtar, një farë Tertuli; ata dolën përpara qeveritarit për të akuzuar Palin. |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ug unya tapus sa lima ka adlaw, ang labawng sacerdote nga si Ananias milugsong uban sa pipila ka mga anciano ug sa usa ka manlalaban nga ginganlan si Tertulo. Ug ilang gihikyad sa atubangan sa gobernador ang ilang pahayag batok kang Pablo. |
| Croatian | Nakon pet dana siðe veliki sveæenik Ananija s nekim starješinama i odvjetnikom, nekim Tertulom te izniješe upravitelju tužbu protiv Pavla. |
| Danish | Men fem Dage derefter drog Ypperstepræsten Ananias ned med nogle Ældste og en Taler, Tertullus, og disse førte Klage for Landshøvdingen imod Paulus. |
| Dutch | En vijf dagen daarna kwam de hogepriester Ananias af met de ouderlingen, en een zekeren voorspraak, genaamd Tertullus, dewelke verschenen voor den stadhouder tegen Paulus. |
| Finnish | Viiden päivän kuluttua ylimmäinen pappi Ananias meni sinne alas muutamien vanhinten ja erään asianajajan, Tertulluksen, kanssa, ja he ilmoittivat maaherralle syyttävänsä Paavalia. |
| French | Cinq jours après, arriva le souverain sacrificateur Ananias, avec des anciens et un orateur nommé Tertulle. Ils portèrent plainte au gouverneur contre Paul. |
| German | Über fünf Tage zog hinab der Hohepriester Ananias mit den Ältesten und mit dem Redner Tertullus; die erschienen vor dem Landpfleger wider Paulus. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lima hari kemudian, Imam Agung Ananias dan pemimpin-pemimpin Yahudi pergi ke Kaisarea bersama seorang pengacara yang bernama Tertulus. Mereka menghadap Gubernur Feliks dan mengemukakan pengaduan mereka terhadap Paulus. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka lima hari kemudian daripada itu turunlah Ananias, Imam Besar, dengan beberapa orang tua-tua dan seorang pengacara bernama Tertullus; semuanya itu memberi kenyataan kepada pemerintah mengadukan Paulus. |
| Latvian | Pçc piecâm dienâm augstais priesteris Ananija kopâ ar daþiem vecâkajiem un kâdu runâtâju Tertullu atnâca pie zemes pârvaldnieka, lai vçrstos pret Pâvilu. |
| Maori | ¶ Na ka pahure nga ra e rima, ka haere atu a Anania, te tohunga nui ratou ko etahi kaumatua, ko tetahi kaikorero hoki, ko Tereturu, whakakite ai i nga he o Paora ki te kawana. |
| Norwegian | Fem dager efter kom ypperstepresten Ananias der ned med nogen av de eldste og en taler, Tertullus; disse fremførte sin klage imot Paulus for landshøvdingen. |
| Portuguese | Cinco dias depois o sumo sacerdote Ananias desceu com alguns anciãos e um certo Tertulo, orador, os quais fizeram, perante o governador, queixa contra Paulo. |
| Rumanian | Dupq cinci zile, a venit marele preot Anania cu unii din bqtrkni wi cu un vorbitor, numit Tertul. Au adus knaintea dregqtorului plkngere kmpotriva lui Pavel. |
| Russian | юЕТЕЪ РСФШ ДОЕК РТЙЫЕМ РЕТЧПУЧСЭЕООЙЛ бОБОЙС УП УФБТЕКЫЙОБНЙ Й У ОЕЛПФПТЩН ТЙФПТПН фЕТФХММПН, ЛПФПТЩЕ ЦБМПЧБМЙУШ РТБЧЙФЕМА ОБ рБЧМБ. |
| Shuar | ¶ Tura senku tsawant nankaamasai Israer-patri uuntri, ni naari Ananías, Sesarianam Támiayi. Tura Israer-aentsu uuntri tura ti unuimiaru chichamtincha, ni naari Térturu nujai Táarmiayi. Ju aents Páprun kajerainia ásar akupniunam wearmiayi. |
| Swahili | Baada ya siku tano, Kuhani Mkuu Anania aliwasili Kaisarea pamoja na wazee kadhaa na wakili mmoja wa sheria aitwaye Tertulo. Walimwendea yule mkuu wa mkoa wakamweleza mashtaka yao juu ya Paulo. |
| Swedish | Paulus anklagas inför Felix, försvarar sig, kvarhålles såsom fånge i Cesarea. |
| Uma | ¶ Lima mengi oti toe, Imam Bohe Ananias pai' ba hangkuja dua pangkeni to Yahudi hilou hi Kaisarea hante hadua to pante mololita, hanga' -na Tertulus. Karata-ra hi ria, hilou-ramo hi Gubernur Feliks mpobua' pangadua' -ra. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-i-n-n-s" | |
-2 letters: annas, asana, naans, nanas. | |
-3 letters: ains, anas, anis, anna, ansa, inns, naan, nana, nans, sain. | |
-4 letters: aas, ain, ais, ana, ani, inn, ins, nan, sin. | |
-5 letters: aa, ai, an, as, in, is, na, si. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-i-n-n-s" | |
+3 letters: antinausea, intranasal, manzanitas, planarians, sanitarian. | |
+4 letters: amantadines, antonomasia, laminarians, manganesian, sanguinaria, sanitarians, saturnalian. | |
+5 letters: alcyonarians, analyzations, antiquarians, antonomasias, intranasally, mandarinates, nasalization, salamandrine, sanguinarias, sexagenarian, transaminase, zoantharians. | |
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