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Lexicon :: Strong's G4073 - petra

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πέτρα
Transliteration
petra (Key)
Pronunciation
pet'-ra
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as Πέτρος (G4074)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:95,834

Strong’s Definitions

πέτρα pétra, pet'-ra; feminine of the same as G4074; a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively):—rock.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G4073 in the following manner: rock (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G4073 in the following manner: rock (16x).

  1. a rock, cliff or ledge

    1. a projecting rock, crag, rocky ground

    2. a rock, a large stone

    3. metaph. a man like a rock, by reason of his firmness and strength of soul

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πέτρα pétra, pet'-ra; feminine of the same as G4074; a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively):—rock.
STRONGS G4073:
πέτρα, πέτρας, ἡ, from Homer down; the Sept. for סֶלַע and צוּר; a rock, ledge, cliff;
a. properly: Matthew 7:24; Matthew 27:51, 60; Mark 15:46; Luke 6:48; 1 Corinthians 10:4 (on which see πνευματικός, 3 a.); a projecting rock, crag, Revelation 6:15f, rocky ground, Luke 8:6, 13.
b. a rock, large stone: Romans 9:33; 1 Peter 2:8 (7).
c. metaphorically, a man like a rock, by reason of his firmness and strength of soul: Matthew 16:18 (some interpretations regard the distinction (generally observed in classic Greek; see the commentaries and cf. Schmidt, Syn., chapter 51, §§ 4-6) between πέτρα, the massive living rock, and πέτρος, a detached but large fragment, as important for the correct understanding of this passage; others explain the different genders here as due first to the personal then to the material reference. Cf. Meyer, Keil, others; Green, Critical Note on John 1:43).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:24; 16:18; 27:51; 27:60
Mark
15:46
Luke
6:48; 8:6; 8:13
John
1:43
Romans
9:33
1 Corinthians
10:4
1 Peter
2:8
Revelation
6:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4073 matches the Greek πέτρα (petra),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:24 - “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25 - And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:18 - And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock[fn] I will build my church, and the gates of hell[fn] shall not prevail against it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:51 - And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:60

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:60 - and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:46

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:46 - And Joseph[fn] bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:48

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:48 - he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:6 - And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13 - And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:33 - as it is written,
“Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:4 - and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:8 - and
“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave[fn] and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16 - calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,
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