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Lexicon :: Strong's G4073 - petra

Aa
πέτρα
Transliteration
petra (Key)
Pronunciation
pet'-ra
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as Πέτρος (G4074)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:95,834

Strong’s Definitions

πέτρα pétra, pet'-ra; feminine of the same as G4074; a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively):—rock.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G4073 in the following manner: rock (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G4073 in the following manner: rock (16x).

  1. a rock, cliff or ledge

    1. a projecting rock, crag, rocky ground

    2. a rock, a large stone

    3. metaph. a man like a rock, by reason of his firmness and strength of soul

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πέτρα pétra, pet'-ra; feminine of the same as G4074; a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively):—rock.
STRONGS G4073:
πέτρα, 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).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:24; 16:18; 27:51; 27:60
Mark
15:46
Luke
6:48; 8:6; 8:13
John
1:43
Romans
9:33
1 Corinthians
10:4
1 Peter
2:8
Revelation
6:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4073 matches the Greek πέτρα (petra),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:24 - Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25 - And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:18 - And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:51

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:51 - And the curtain of the Temple was parted in two from end to end; and there was an earth-shock; and the rocks were broken;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:60

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:60 - And put it in the resting-place which had been cut out of the rock for himself; and after rolling a great stone to the door of it he went away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:46 - And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:48 - He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:6 - And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13 - And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:33 - As it is said, See, I am putting in Zion a stone causing a fall, and a rock in the way: but he who has faith in him will not be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:4 - And the same holy drink: for they all took of the water from the holy rock which came after them: and the rock was Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:8 - And, A stone of falling, a rock of trouble; the word is the cause of their fall, because they go against it, and this was the purpose of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - And the kings of the earth, and the rulers, and the chief captains, and the men of wealth, and the strong, and every servant and free man, took cover in the holes and the rocks of the mountains;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16 - And they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Come down on us, covering us from the face of him who is seated on the high seat, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
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