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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 -

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them, [fn]may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock G4073.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25 - “And the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew and fell against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock G4073.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:18 - “And I also say to you that you are [fn]Peter, and upon this [fn]rock G4073 I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:51

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:51 - And behold, the [fn]veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks G4073 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 hewn out in the rock G4073; and he rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:46 - And when Joseph had bought a linen cloth and took Him down, he wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock G4073. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:48 - he is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock G4073; and when a flood occurred, the river burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:6 - “And other seed fell on rock G4073 and as soon 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 those on the rock G4073 are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy, and these have no root; [fn]they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:33 - just as it is written,

“BEHOLD, I AM LAYING IN ZION A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK G4073 OF OFFENSE,

AND THE ONE WHO BELIEVES UPON 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 were drinking from a spiritual rock G4073 which followed them, and the rock G4073 was [fn]Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:8 -

and,

“A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK G4073 OF OFFENSE.”

They stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this stumbling they were also appointed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:15 - Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the [fn]commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man HID THEMSELVES IN THE CAVES and among the rocks G4073 of the mountains;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16 - and they *SAID TO THE MOUNTAINS AND TO THE ROCKS G4073, “FALL ON US AND HIDE US from the [fn]presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the [fn]wrath of the Lamb,
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