CAIAPHAS, OR CAIAPHAS @ - (depression), in full JOSEPH CAIAPHAS, high priest of the Jews under Tiberius. Matthew:26:3-57; John:11:49John:18:13-14John:18:24,28; Acts:4:6) The procurator Valerius Gratus appointed him to the dignity, He was son-in-law of Annas. [ANNAS]