Ananias (high priest)
High Priest who accused Paul
Ananias was the high priest when Paul stood before the Council and later before the governor Felix. He ordered that Paul be struck on the mouth, and he led the accusation against him in Caesarea.
Key events
Accusing Paul
The high priest Ananias ordered that Paul be struck, and later went down to Caesarea to accuse him before Felix.
2At that, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.
ὁ δὲ ἀρχιερεὺς Ἁνανίας ἐπέταξεν τοῖς παρεστῶσιν αὐτῷ τύπτειν αὐτοῦ τὸ στόμα.