Zacharias is a personal name identifying the priest and father in Luke and the Zechariah named in accounts of righteous blood.

The name most often identifies the priest associated with Elizabeth and John in Luke, appearing in direct address, family identification, and narrative actions. It also occurs in statements that name Zechariah among the bloodshed extending from Abel.

1. Personal name in narrative and remembered bloodshed · dominant

   In Luke 1:5, the nominative singular form identifies a priest in the clause the APB renders “there was a priest named Zechariah”; Luke 1:13 uses the vocative singular in the angel’s address, and Luke 1:59 names the child’s father. In Luke 3:2, the genitive singular form marks John as “the son of Zechariah,” while Matthew 23:35 and Luke 11:51 use the genitive in references to the blood of Zechariah, described as killed between the temple or house and the altar.

   Luke 1:5Luke 1:13Luke 1:59Luke 3:2Matthew 23:35Luke 11:51

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the name as “Zechariah,” including direct address in Luke 1:13 and possessive phrases such as “the son of Zechariah” in Luke 3:2. These renderings confirm the verse-level identification rather than define the term independently.