G2786 – Kephas – Κηφᾶς Cephas, Rock

Strong’s ID:
G2786
Greek Word:
Κηφᾶς
Transliteration:
kēphas / Kephas
Pronunciation:
kay-fas’
Part of Speech:
noun proper masculine
Etymology:
of Aramaic origin [compare ]
Usage Count:
6
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Find “Kephas” in the Bible (New Testament)

Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon

Cephas, Rock

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Strong’s Greek Lexicon

of Aramaic origin [compare ]; the Rock; Cephas (i.e. Kepha), a surname of Peter:—Cephas.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

Cephas = “stone”
1) another name for the apostle Peter

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.