Strong G2786Κηφᾶς
Cephas
- Transliteration
- Kēphas
- Pronunciation
- kay-fas'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Cephas (Aramaic for Peter), "rock"
Detailed definition
Κηφᾶς, -ᾶ (see Bl., § 10, 3), ὁ (Aram. כֵּיפָא),
Cephas, i.e. Peter: Jhn.1:43, 1Co.1:12 3:22 9:5 15:5, Gal.1:18 2:9, 11 2:14.†
(AS)
Cephas, i.e. Peter: Jhn.1:43, 1Co.1:12 3:22 9:5 15:5, Gal.1:18 2:9, 11 2:14.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Peter
Apostle of Jesus, leader in the early church
Peter, also known as Simon, Cephas, or Simon Bar-Jonah, was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and a prominent leader in the early Christian church.
In the Bible
Strong G2786 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- cephas6
First verses
- John 1:42And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.
- 1 Corinthians 1:12Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 3:22Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
- 1 Corinthians 9:5Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
- 1 Corinthians 15:5And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
- Galatians 2:9And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.