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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 13 times in 13 verses in 'Psa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:5 - For he will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will lift me high upon a rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:2 - He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 61:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:2 - from the end of the earth I call to you
when my heart is faint.
Lead me to the rock
that is higher than I,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:15 - He split rocks in the wilderness
and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:16 - He made streams come out of the rock
and caused waters to flow down like rivers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:20 - He struck the rock so that water gushed out
and streams overflowed.
Can he also give bread
or provide meat for his people?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:16 - But he would feed you[fn] with the finest of the wheat,
and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:18 - The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:41

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:41 - He opened the rock, and water gushed out;
it flowed through the desert like a river.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 114:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 114:8 - who turns the rock into a pool of water,
the flint into a spring of water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 136:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:16 - to him who led his people through the wilderness,
for his steadfast love endures forever;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 137:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:9 - Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones
and dashes them against the rock!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:6 - When their judges are thrown over the cliff,[fn]
then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.
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