"Ananias" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ænəˈnaɪəs/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἀνανίας (Ananías), from Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה (khananyá). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Ἀνανίας}} Ancient Greek Ἀνανίας (Ananías), {{der|en|he|חֲנַנְיָה|sc=Hebr|tr=khananyá}} Hebrew חֲנַנְיָה (khananyá) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ananias
  1. In the New Testament, any of certain members of the early Christian church. Categories (topical): Biblical characters Synonyms (chiefly Old Testament): Hananiah
    Sense id: en-Ananias-en-name-uxASQyty Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 20 43 38 Disambiguation of 'chiefly Old Testament': 78 5 17
  2. (type) (with reference to Acts 5.3) A liar. Categories (topical): Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-Ananias-en-name-fIZ2iAT2 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 20 43 38
  3. A male given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Biblical characters, Individuals Translations (male given name): Ἀνανίας (Ananías) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Անանիա (english: Anania) (Armenian), Ánanias [masculine] (Faroese), Ανανίας (Ananías) [masculine] (Greek), Ananias (Indonesian), Ananias [masculine] (Portuguese), Ана́ния (Anánija) [masculine] (Russian), Ananías (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Ananias-en-name-xvbLEMNE Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 20 43 38 Disambiguation of Individuals: 16 24 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 12 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 10 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 22 13 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 16 19 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 19 17 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 10 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 17 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 17 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 9 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 26 11 62 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 2 2 96
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