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Cephas
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
A Syriac surname given by Christ to Simon (John 1:42), meaning “rock.” The Greeks translated it by Petros, and the Latins by Petrus.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
[Peter]
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
CE'PHAS (rock), a Syriac surname given to Simon, which in the Greek is rendered Petros, and in the Latin Petrus, both signifying "a rock." John 1:42. See Peter.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
a rock or stone
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
CE'PHAS (rock), a Syriac surname given to Simon, which in the Greek is rendered Petros, and in the Latin Petrus, both signifying "a rock." John 1:42. See Peter.