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Ananias
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Ánanias
English
Alternative forms
en chiefly _ Old Testament Hananiah
Etymology
From en grc Ἀνανίας, from en he חֲנַנְיָה khananyá Hebr.
Pronunciation
en /ænəˈnaɪəs/
Proper noun
<dab>
In the New Testament, any of certain members of the early Christian church.
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 9 12:
And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
en type (with reference to Acts 5.3) A liar.
en 1934 Frank Richards The Magnet: Kidnapped from the Air Bunter entertained a hope of convincing Quelch that he hadn't been in the study at all. He had great faith in his powers as an Ananias!
en male Hebrew.
Translations
male given name
Armenian: hy Անանիա
Cherokee: chr ᎡᏂᎾᏯ
Faroese: fo Ánanias m
Greek: el Ανανίας m
Ancient Greek: grc Ἀνανίας m
Hindi: hi हनन्याह m
Indonesian: id Ananias
Portuguese: pt Ananias m
Russian: ru Ана́ния m
Spanish: es Ananías
en Biblical characters
Latin
Etymology
la Ananīās :bor grc:Ἀνανίᾱς<ety:uder<hbo:חֲנַנְיָה<tr:Khananya>>> 2 1
Pronunciation
Ananīās 1
Proper noun
Ananīās<1>
en Ananias
Declension
Ananīās<1>
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
pt biblical character en Ananias any of several New Testament characters
pt male Ananias