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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 | <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" /> == | ||
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== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39352" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39352" /> == | ||
[[Peter]] | [[Peter]] | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50226" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50226" /> == | ||
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<p> See Peter. </p> | <p> See Peter. </p> | ||
== | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_31206" /> == | ||
<p> | <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 | <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_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_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_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_50226"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/cephas Cephas from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | ||
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<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_55483"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-new-testament/cephas Cephas from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <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> | <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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