πέτρος G4074
Peter; Simon Peter, the leading apostle, named 'Rock' by Jesus
Petros means 'stone' or 'rock' in Greek, but in the New Testament it functions almost exclusively as the personal name of Simon Peter, the fisherman from Bethsaida whom Jesus called first among the Twelve. The name itself is a translation of the Aramaic Kepha (Cephas), bestowed by Jesus in the declaration of Matthew 16:18: 'You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church.' With 156 occurrences, Peter's name appears in every Gospel, throughout Acts, and in epistolary references, making him the most frequently named disciple in the New Testament.
Senses
1. Peter (proper name) — The proper name of Simon Peter, the foremost apostle among the Twelve, given the name Petros ('Rock') by Jesus as a translation of Aramaic Kepha (John 1:42, Matt 16:18). Used 156 times across all grammatical cases, it appears in narratives of his call (Matt 4:18), his confession (Matt 16:16), his denial (Matt 26:69–75), and his leadership of the early church (Acts 2:14). Translations either transliterate — 'Petros' (Spanish), 'Petrus' (German) — or translate the meaning: 'Pierre' (French, literally 'stone'). 156×
AR["بُطرُسَ", "بُطْرُسَ", "بُطْرُسُ"]·ben["পিতর", "পিতর,", "পিতরকে"]·DE["Petrus"]·EN["Petros"]·FR["Pierre"]·heb["כֵּיפָא", "פֶּטְרוֹס"]·HI["पतरस", "पेत्रुस", "पेत्रोस", "पेत्रोस-के-पअस", "पेत्रोस-को", "पेत्रोस-ने", "पेत्रोस-से"]·ID["Petrus", "Petrus,"]·IT["Pietro"]·jav["Petrus,", "Pétrus", "Pétrus,"]·KO["베드로", "베드로-가", "베드로-는", "베드로-를", "베드로-에게", "베드로가", "베드로는", "베드로에게", "베드로와", "베드로이다"]·PT["Pedro"]·RU["Петра", "Петру", "Пётр", "к-Петру"]·ES["Pétros"]·SW["Petros,", "Pétros", "akamwambia"]·TR["Petrus", "Petrus'a", "Petrus'u", "Petrus’a", "Petrus’u"]·urd["پطرس", "پطرس-نے", "پطرس-کو", "پطرس-کے", "پٹرس", "پٹرس-نے"]
Matt 4:18, Matt 10:2, Matt 14:28, Matt 14:29, Matt 15:15, Matt 16:16, Matt 16:18, Matt 16:22, Matt 16:23, Matt 17:1, Matt 17:4, Matt 17:24 (+38 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
πέτρος, ὁ (in later Poets ἡ, Refs 3rd c.BC+, stone (distinguished from πέτρα, which see); in Refs 8th c.BC+, used by warriors, λάζετο πέτρον μάρμαρον ὀκριόεντα Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐν πέτροισι πέτρον ἐκτρίβων, to produce fire, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a boulder forming a landmark, Refs 3rd c.BC+ __2 proverbial, πάντα κινῆσαι πέτρον 'leave no stone unturned', Refs 5th c.BC+; of imperturbability, καὶ γὰρ ἂν πέτρου φύσιν σύ γ᾽ ὀργάνειας Refs 5th c.BC+ __II a kind of reed, Refs —The usual Prose word is λίθος.