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 H3710]
- Usage Count:
- 6
- Search:
- 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 H3710]; 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.