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Reference: Cephas

American

A rock, a Syriac or later Hebrew name given to Peter by Christ, Joh 1:42. The Greek Petros and the Latin Petrus have the same meaning. See PETER.

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Easton

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

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Hastings

Smith

Ce'phas.

[PETER]

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Watsons

CEPHAS, ?????, from ????, a rock. The Greek ??????, and the Latin Petrus, have the same signification. See PETER.