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4073 – πέτρα (petra)

rock


Type:
Noun
fem. ♀
Greek: πέτρα (petra)
Pronunciation: pet-ra
Gematria: 486(80 + 5 + 300 + 100 + 1)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From the same as G4074
Usage: 15 times in NA, 16 times in TR     

Description

  1. A rock, cliff or ledge.
    1. A projecting rock, crag, rocky ground.
    2. A rock, a large stone.
    3. Metaphor, a man like a rock, by reason of his firmness and strength of soul.


Synonyms

The Greek form Petros is the most common name for the apostle Simon Peter, but in contexts and dialogues where Aramaic or Hebrew was spoken, the Aramaic name Kefas is used. The difference between petra/petros is that petra describes a large mountain, while petros is a small stone.
πέτραpetra♀G4073
(15 ggr)		rock
βουνόςbounos♂G1015
(2 ggr)		hill
ΚηφᾶςKephas♂G2786
(9 ggr)		Cephas
λίθοςlithos♂G3037
(59 ggr)		stone
ὄροςoros♁G3735
(63 ggr)		mountain
ΠέτροςPetros♂G4074
(155 ggr)		Peter
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the New Testament.

Word root

Word with petra as root:

πετρώδηςpetrodesG4075stony place

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into petra :

חַלָּמִישׁchallamishH2496flint
כֵּףkefH3710rock
סֶ֫לַעselaH5553crag
צוּרtsorH6697rock

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. pl. ♀ accusative plural feminine
N-APF-1
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF-5
Noun Noun
dative pl. ♀ dative plural feminine
N-DPF-1
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
N-DSF-2
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF-3
Noun Noun
nom. pl. ♀ Nominative plural feminine
N-NPF-1
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF-2


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Usage in NT


5
1
3
1
2
1
2
Total    15

References (15 occurances in 14 verses)




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