High priest from A.D. 18 to A.D. 36; son-in-law of Annas, high priest A.D. 7-14. He belonged to the Sadducee party and took an active part in the attack made upon our Lord and his disciples (Matt. 26: 3, 57; Luke 3: 2; John 11: 49; John 18: 13-14, 24, 28; Acts 4: 6).