πέτρα petra · G4073

rock

πέτρα, -ας, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for סֶלַע, צוּר ; ] ; a rock, i.e. a mass of live rock as distinct from πέτρος, a detached stone or boulder : Mat.7:24-25 27:51, 60 Mrk.15:46, Luk.6:48 8:6, 13; of a hollow rock, a cave, Rev.6:15-16 (of. Isa.2:10, al.). Metaphorical, Mat.16:18 (on the meaning, see Hort, Eccl., 16 ff., but cf. also ICC, in l), 1Co.10:4; = πέτρος, Rom.9:33, 1Pe.2:8" (LXX) .†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πέτρα, ; Ionic dialect and Epic dialect πέτρη, ἡ, rock; frequently of cliffs, ledges, etc. by the sea, λισσὴ αἰπεῖά τε εἰς ἅλα πέτρη []; χῶρος λεῖος πετράων free from rocks, of a beach,[]; χοιρὰς π. []; also, rocky peak or ridge, αἰγίλιψ π. []; λιττὰς π. []; π. Λευκάς, Ὠλενίη, etc., []; π. σύνδρομοι, Συμπληγάδες, []; πρὸς πέτραις ὑψηλοκρήμνοις, of Caucasus, []; π. Δελφίς, π. δίλοφος, of Parnassus, []; π. Κεκροπία, of the Acropolis, []; 2 π. γλαφυρή a hollow rock, i.e. a cave, []; σπέος κοιλῇ …

Where it's used 16 times

Matthew 7:24 · Matthew 7:25 · Matthew 16:18 · Matthew 27:51 · Matthew 27:60 · Mark 15:46 · Luke 6:48 · Luke 8:6 · Luke 8:13 · Romans 9:33 · 1 Corinthians 10:4 · 1 Peter 2:8 · Revelation 6:15 · Revelation 6:16 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G4073; TFLSJ G4073

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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