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Cephas

Κηφᾶς, from כיפא, a _rock_. The Greek Πέτρος, and the Latin _Petrus_, have the same signification. Cephas is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “a rock or stone.” This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
  • Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
  • Historical Reference: concordance
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
  • Historical Reference: Installed reference work
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G2786
Greek
Κηφᾶς · Kēphas
Name meaning
a rock or stone According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Κηφᾶς

G2786
Transliteration
Kēphas
Language
Greek
Part of speech
N:N-M-P
Indexed occurrences
9

Glosses

Cephas

Lexicon definition

Κηφᾶς, -ᾶ (see Bl., § 10, 3), ὁ (Aram. כֵּיפָא), Cephas, i.e. Peter: Jhn.1:43, 1Co.1:12 3:22 9:5 15:5, Gal.1:18 2:9, 11 2:14.† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Κηφᾶς

G2786
Transliteration
Kēphâs
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
9

Glosses

Cephas

Lexicon definition

Cephas, a rock, rendered into Greek by Πέτρος, Jno. 1.43. 1 Co. 1.12, et al.

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

Κηφᾶς

G2786
Transliteration
Kēphâs
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
9

Glosses

Cephas

Lexicon definition

the Rock

Cephas (i.e. Kepha), a surname of Peter

Hebrew lexical coverage

No safely matched Hebrew Strong’s entry

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Complete dictionary entries

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Cephas

a rock or stone

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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

CEPHAS

Κηφᾶς, from כיפא, a _rock_. The Greek Πέτρος, and the Latin _Petrus_, have the same signification. See PETER.

Source: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary · View data sources

Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Cephas

Indexed occurrences: 9

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All Scripture references9 references

John 1

John 1:42

1 Corinthians 4

1 Corinthians 1:121 Corinthians 3:221 Corinthians 9:51 Corinthians 15:5

Galatians 4

Galatians 1:18Galatians 2:9Galatians 2:11Galatians 2:14

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

CEPHAS

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for CEPHAS.

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Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Cephas

Meaning:
a rock or stone

Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · View data sources

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Topic

CEPHAS

Nave’s Topical Bible references for CEPHAS.

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a rock or stone

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