Strong's Concordance petra: a (large mass of) rock Original Word: πέτρα, ας, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: petra Phonetic Spelling: (pet'-ra) Short Definition: rock Definition: a rock, ledge, cliff, cave, stony ground. HELPS Word-studies 4073 pétra (a feminine noun) – "a mass of connected rock," which is distinct from 4074 (Pétros) which is "a detached stone or boulder" (A-S). 4073 (pétra) is a "solid or native rock, rising up through the earth" (Souter) – a huge mass of rock (a boulder), such as a projecting cliff. 4073 (petra) is "a projecting rock, cliff (feminine noun) . . . 4074 (petros, the masculine form) however is a stone . . . such as a man might throw" (S. Zodhiates, Dict). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4073: πέτραπέτρα, πέτρας, ἡ, from Homer down; the Sept. for סֶלַע and צוּר; a rock, ledge, cliff; a. properly: Matthew 7:24; Matthew 27:51, 60; Mark 15:46; Luke 6:48; 1 Corinthians 10:4 (on which see πνευματικός, 3 a.); a projecting rock, crag, Revelation 6:15f, rocky ground, Luke 8:6, 13. b. a rock, large stone: Romans 9:33; 1 Peter 2:8 (7). c. metaphorically, a man like a rock, by reason of his firmness and strength of soul: Matthew 16:18 (some interpretations regard the distinction (generally observed in classic Greek; see the commentaries and cf. Schmidt, Syn., chapter 51, §§ 4-6) between πέτρα, the massive living rock, and πέτρος, a detached but large fragment, as important for the correct understanding of this passage; others explain the different genders here as due first to the personal then to the material reference. Cf. Meyer, Keil, others; Green, Critical Note on John 1:43). Feminine of the same as Petros; a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively) -- rock. see GREEK Petros Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 407315 Occurrences πέτρᾳ — 4 Occ. πέτραι — 1 Occ. πέτραις — 1 Occ. πέτραν — 5 Occ. πέτρας — 4 Occ. Matthew 7:24 N-AFS GRK: ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν NAS: built his house on the rock. KJV: house upon a rock: INT: upon the rock Matthew 7:25 N-AFS Matthew 16:18 N-DFS Matthew 27:51 N-NFP Matthew 27:60 N-DFS Mark 15:46 N-GFS Luke 6:48 N-AFS Luke 8:6 N-AFS Luke 8:13 N-GFS Romans 9:33 N-AFS 1 Corinthians 10:4 N-GFS 1 Corinthians 10:4 N-NFS 1 Peter 2:8 N-NFS Revelation 6:15 N-AFP Revelation 6:16 N-DFP |
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