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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65465" /> == | |||
<p> An [[Aramaic]] name, signifying 'a stone,' equivalent to 'Peter,' given to Simon. John 1:42; 1 Corinthians 1:12; 1 Corinthians 3:22; 1 Corinthians 9:5; 1 Corinthians 15:5; Galatians 2:9 . </p> | |||
== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197653" /> == | |||
<p> John 1:42 (a) This name means a "rock" or a "stone." The bit of stone that is chipped off from the great rock is of the same texture and chemical composition as the one from which it comes. Peter belonged to [[Christ]] and therefore was recognized by GOD as a part of CHRIST. The name "Peter" has the same meaning. </p> | |||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69879" /> == | |||
<p> [[Cephas]] ( ''Sç'Fas'' ), ''Rock.'' A [[Syriac]] surname given to Simon, which in the Greek is rendered Petros, and in the Latin Petrus, both signifying "a rock." John 1:42. See Peter. </p> | |||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15802" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15802" /> == | ||
<p> A rock, a Syriac or later [[Hebrew]] name given to Peter by Christ, John 1:42 . The Greek Petros and the Latin [[Petrus]] have the same meaning. See [[Peter]] . </p> | |||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80495" /> == | |||
<p> Κηφας , from כיפא , a <em> rock. </em> The Greek Πετρος , and the Latin <em> Petrus, </em> have the same signification. See [[Peter]] . </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71920" /> == | |||
<p> '''Ce'phas.''' ''See '' [[Peter]] ''.'' </p> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30859" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30859" /> == | ||
John 1:42 | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39352" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39352" /> == | ||
Peter | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50226" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50226" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> CEPHAS </strong> . See Peter. </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55483" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_55483" /> == | ||
<p> See Peter. </p> | |||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_31206" /> == | |||
<p> ( Galatians 2:11) was sometimes distinguished from Peter by early [[Christian]] writers, and said to be one of the seventy disciples by [[Clement]] of [[Alexandria]] ( ''Hypoypposes,'' ) as recorded by [[Eusebius]] (H. E. 1, 12). In the list of the seventy ascribed to Dorotheus, lie is specified as bishop of Cannia. In the menology of [[Basil]] he is commemorated on Dec. 9, but nothing is said of him in the Synaxarion there given. The Armenian calendar commemorates [[Apollos]] and Cephas as disciples of Paul, Sept. 25. Dr. Lightfoot ( Galatians, p. 128.) refers to the constitutions of the [[Egyptian]] Church as representing him as one of the twelve distinct from Peter. </p> | |||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15404" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15404" /> == | ||
<p> Ce´phas, a surname which Christ bestowed upon Simon (), and which corresponds with Peter, both words meaning a 'rock,' which is the signification of the original [PETER]. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_65465"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/cephas Cephas from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_197653"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/wilson-s-dictionary-of-bible-types/cephas Cephas from Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_69879"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/cephas Cephas from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_15802"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/cephas Cephas from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_80495"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/watson-s-biblical-theological-dictionary/cephas Cephas from Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_71920"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/cephas Cephas from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_30859"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/cephas Cephas from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_39352"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/cephas Cephas from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_50226"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/cephas Cephas from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_55483"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-new-testament/cephas Cephas from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_31206"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/cephas Cephas from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_15404"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/cephas Cephas from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref> | |||
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