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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - Κηφᾶς
Κηφᾶς
G2786
Transliteration: Kēphâs
Pronunciation: kay-fas'
Definition: Cephas
- Original: Κηφᾶς - Transliteration: Kephas - Phonetic: kay-fas'
- Definition: Cephas = "stone"
1. another name for the apostle Peter
- Origin: of Aramaic origin cf H3710" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3710 - TDNT entry: 07:40,8 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of Chaldee origin (compare [H3710" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3710]); the rock; Cephas (that is Kepha) surname of Peter: - Cephas.