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Πέτρος
Pétros · Greek · Strong's G4074 · 154 occurrences
The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “rock”
What it means
a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)); as a name, Petrus, an apostle
apparently a primary word;
How the KJV renders it
peter, rock
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“rock”
also renders pétra (G4073), trachýs (G5138), mâʻôwz (H4581), Çelaʻ (H5554), tsûwr (H6697), tsûwrâh (H6699)
Answers that weigh this word
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
- What does John 3:5 mean ('born of water and Spirit')?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
Where it appears
154 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Peter 1:1 · N-NSM
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
2 Peter 1:1 · N-NSM
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
Acts 1:13 · N-NSM
When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying, that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
Acts 1:15 · N-NSM
In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,
Acts 2:14 · N-NSM
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and spoke out to them, “You men of Judea and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
Acts 2:37 · N-ASM
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
Acts 2:38 N-NSMActs 3:1 N-NSMActs 3:3 N-ASMActs 3:4 N-NSMActs 3:6 N-NSMActs 3:11 N-ASMActs 3:12 N-NSMActs 4:8 N-NSMActs 4:13 N-GSMActs 4:19 N-NSMActs 5:3 N-NSMActs 5:8 N-NSMActs 5:9 N-NSMActs 5:15 N-GSMActs 5:29 N-NSMActs 8:14 N-ASMActs 8:20 N-NSMActs 9:32 N-ASMActs 9:34 N-NSMActs 9:38 N-NSMActs 9:39 N-NSMActs 9:40 N-ASMActs 10:5 N-NSMActs 10:9 N-NSMActs 10:13 N-VSMActs 10:14 N-NSMActs 10:17 N-NSMActs 10:18 N-NSMActs 10:19 N-GSMActs 10:21 N-NSMActs 10:25 N-ASMActs 10:26 N-NSMActs 10:32 N-NSMActs 10:34 N-NSMActs 10:44 N-GSMActs 10:45 N-DSMActs 10:46 N-NSMActs 11:2 N-NSMActs 11:4 N-NSMActs 11:7 N-VSMActs 11:13 N-ASMActs 12:3 N-ASMActs 12:5 N-NSMActs 12:6 N-NSMActs 12:7 N-GSMActs 12:11 N-NSMActs 12:14 N-ASMActs 12:16 N-NSMActs 12:18 N-NSMActs 15:7 N-NSMGalatians 2:7 N-NSMGalatians 2:8 N-DSMJohn 1:41 N-GSMJohn 1:43 N-NSM
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