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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Cephas
the Rock; Cephas (i.e. Kepha), a surname of Peter
First, in plain English
the Rock; Cephas (i.e. Kepha), a surname of Peter
Who this is
Cephas is the Aramaic name Jesus gave Simon, meaning rock, translated into Greek as Peter; Paul uses the Aramaic form when referring to him in several of his letters.
Source: study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
G2786
Where it appears
- John 1:42
- 1 Corinthians 1:12
- 1 Corinthians 3:22
- 1 Corinthians 9:5
- 1 Corinthians 15:5
- Galatians 1:18
- Galatians 2:9
