Gender Masculine Usage Biblical, Biblical Latin Scripts Καϊάφας(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. KAY-ə-fəs(English) KIE-ə-fəs(English) Meaning & History Latinized form of Greek Καϊάφας (Kaiaphas), probably of Aramaic origin. In the New Testament this is the name of the Jewish high priest who condemns Jesus.