Cephas
Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)
[Peter]
See also: peter
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
A Syriac surname given by Christ to Simon (John 1:42), meaning “rock.” The Greeks translated it by Petros, and the Latins by Petrus.
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