Cephas

se'-fas (a rock or stone)
RELATED: Apostle(s), Jesus, Peter (the apostle)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A Syriac surname given by Christ to Simon ( John 1:42 ), meaning "rock." The Greeks translated it by Petros, and the Latins by Petrus.

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a rock or stone

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[PETER]

se'-fas.

See PETER, SIMON.

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