Ananias

See also: Ánanias

English

Alternative forms

• (chiefly Old Testament) Hananiah

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀνανίας (Ananías), from Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה‎ (khananyá).

Proper noun

Ananias

1. In the New Testament, any of certain members of the early Christian church.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 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?

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 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.

2. (type) (with reference to Acts 5.3) A liar.
   • 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!

3. A male given name from Hebrew.

Translations

male given name

• Faroese: Ánanias m
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἀνανίας m (Ananías)

• Indonesian: Ananias
• Portuguese: Ananias m
• Russian: Ана́ния (ru) m (Anánija)

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνανίᾱς (Ananíās), from Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה‎ (khananya).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈna.ni.aːs/, [aˈna.ni.aːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈna.ni.as/, [aˈnaː.ni.as]

Proper noun

Ananiās m sg (genitive Ananiae); first declension

1. Ananias

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ananiās
Genitive	Ananiae
Dative	Ananiae
Accusative	Ananiān
Ablative	Ananiā
Vocative	Ananiā

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Ananias m

1. (biblical) Ananias (any of several New Testament characters)
2. A male given name, equivalent to English Ananias