Strong G367G367GἈνανίας

Ananias

Transliteration: Ananias
Pronunciation: an-an-ee'-as
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Of Hebrew origin [H2608];
Ananias the name of three Israelites: - Ananias.

Meaning of the name

Ananias, "Yahweh is gracious"

Detailed definition

Ἀνανίας (WH, Ἁναν-), -α, ὁ (Heb. חֲנַנְיָה),
Ananias;

1. of Jerusalem: Act.5:1, 3 5:5.

2. Of Damascus: Act.9:10-13, 17 22:12.

3. High Priest: Act.23:2 24:1.†
(AS)

In the biblical story

Ananias

Husband of Sapphira, lied about offering proceeds

Ananias, along with his wife Sapphira, lied to the apostles about the proceeds from the sale of their property and faced divine judgment.

In the Bible

Strong G367G appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

ananias3

First verses

Acts 5:1
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
Acts 5:3
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Acts 5:5
And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.