Πέτρος
Petros
“Peter”
Definition
a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)); as a name, Petrus, an apostle
apparently a primary word;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Masculine)
N:N-M-P
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
Πέτρος appears 154 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.