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Bible Dictionary

Cephas

A Syriac surname given by Christ to Simon (John 1:42), meaning “rock.” The Greeks translated it by Petros, and the Latins by Petrus.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

” The Greeks translated it by Petros, and the Latins by Petrus.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

[Peter]

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary

" John 1:42. See Peter.

Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)

a rock or stone

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