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n. (plural of anna English)

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Annas [also Ananus or Ananias] , son of Seth (23/22 BCE – death date unknown, probably around 40 CE), was appointed by the Roman legate Quirinius as the first High Priest of the newly formed Roman province of Iudaea in 6 CE; just after the Romans had deposed Archelaus, Ethnarch of Judaea, thereby putting Judaea directly under Roman rule.

Annas officially served as High Priest for ten years (6–15 CE), when at the age of 36 he was deposed by the procurator Gratus. Yet while having been officially removed from office, he remained as one of the nation's most influential political and social individuals, aided greatly by the use of his five sons and his son-in-law Caiaphas as puppet High Priests. His death is unrecorded, but his son Annas the Younger, also known as Ananus the son of Ananus was assassinated in 66 CE for advocating peace with Rome.

Annas appears in the Gospels and Passion plays as a high priest before whom Jesus is brought for judgment, prior to being brought before Pontius Pilate.

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She could sing for the major-donor dinner, and Dieshr would sit by the president and say sicky-sweet thingslike Annas so good with young voices.

Brill gestured to a diminutive black-baked girl, not even to Annas shoulder, who stood in the shadows at the top of the steps by the open oak door.

Brill cut himself a wedge of melon larger than Annas and popped it into his mouth with relish.

The white-haired server removed the melons, leaving the plates, then used a crude spatula to lever a brown-covered slab of meat onto Annas plate.

Shirt, tunic and trousers were all of a faded cotton like that of Annas green trousers.

Dust rose with every step Farinelli took, some of it seeping into Annas nose.

Brill said stiffly in the entry hall, his eyes taking in Annas dusty clothes and floppy hat.

Serna removed all the dishes except for the water pitcher and Annas glass.

And if you use your stick he pointed to the short truncheon that hung from Annas belt if you use it on his blade, then he cannot hurt you.

As they stepped through the door, Annas mouth watered at the smell of bread, and some form of cooked food, a stew, she thought, and she swallowed.

Kysars voice held the false heartiness that many big men cultivated, in Annas opinion.

Like Anna, the clarinetist wore the faded cottons from Brills hall, and like Annas, hers were green, unlike most of the other players, who wore blue.

An arrow smashed against the edge of the parapet, then dropped onto the bricks less than a yard from Annas feet.

The sun continued to beat down, and Annas face felt raw and burned, despite the hat, and the needle-stabbing headache seemed constant.

His eyes crossed Annas, and he took a long look before flushing and looking away.