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Lexicon :: Strong's G2786 - kēphas

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Κηφᾶς
Transliteration
kēphas (Key)
Pronunciation
kay-fas'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Aramaic origin cf כְּף (H3710)
mGNT
9x in 4 unique form(s) TR
6x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

TDNT Reference: 6:100,835

Strong’s Definitions

Κηφᾶς Kēphâs, kay-fas'; of Chaldee origin (compare H3710); the Rock; Cephas (i.e. Kepha), a surname of Peter:—Cephas.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2786 in the following manner: Cephas (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G2786 in the following manner: Cephas (6x).

  1. Cephas = "stone"

    1. another name for the apostle Peter

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Κηφᾶς Kēphâs, kay-fas'; of Chaldee origin (compare H3710); the Rock; Cephas (i.e. Kepha), a surname of Peter:—Cephas.
STRONGS G2786:
Κεφας, κεφα (Buttmann, 20 (18)), ὁ (Chaldean כֵּיפָא, a rock), Cephas (equivalent to Πέτρος (cf. B. D. (American edition), p. 2459)), the surname of Simon the apostle: John 1:42 (43); 1 Corinthians 1:12; 1 Corinthians 3:22; 1 Corinthians 9:5; 1 Corinthians 15:5; Galatians 2:9; and L T Tr WH also in Galatians 1:18; Galatians 2:11, 14.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
1:42
1 Corinthians
1:12; 3:22; 9:5; 15:5
Galatians
1:18; 2:9; 2:11; 2:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2786 matches the Greek Κηφᾶς (kēphas),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:42 - Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”[fn]).

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:12 - Some of you are saying, “I am a follower of Paul.” Others are saying, “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Peter,[fn]” or “I follow only Christ.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:22 - whether Paul or Apollos or Peter,[fn] or the world, or life and death, or the present and the future. Everything belongs to you,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:5 - Don’t we have the right to bring a Christian wife with us as the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers do, and as Peter[fn] does?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:5 - He was seen by Peter[fn] and then by the Twelve.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:18 - Then three years later I went to Jerusalem to get to know Peter,[fn] and I stayed with him for fifteen days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:9 - In fact, James, Peter,[fn] and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co-workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:11 - But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:14 - When I saw that they were not following the truth of the gospel message, I said to Peter in front of all the others, “Since you, a Jew by birth, have discarded the Jewish laws and are living like a Gentile, why are you now trying to make these Gentiles follow the Jewish traditions?
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