Κηφᾶς

kephas

Cephas

of Chaldee origin (compare כֵּף); the Rock; Cephas (i.e. Kepha), a surname of Peter:--Cephas.

G2786

Galatians 2:9 · Word #10

Lexicon G2786

LemmaΚηφᾶς
TransliterationKēphâs
Strong'sG2786
In-contextCephas
LiteralCephas

Morphology N NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

LemmaΚηφᾶς
Strong'sG2786

SIBI-P1 G2786-03

Rock (Kepha)

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative masculine singular; proper name of Aramaic origin used as a masculine personal name.
Rendering RationaleΚηφᾶς is a proper noun of Aramaic origin meaning "rock." Rendering it as "Rock (Kepha)" preserves the underlying semantic meaning of the name while reflecting its nominative masculine singular form as a personal designation functioning as the subject.

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Words from Root Κηφᾶς (rock, stone, rocky mass)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2786-01 kepha of Kepha the Rock (masculine singular)
G2786-02 kephan Kepha—the Rock (accusative singular)

Word Usage (9 occurrences of G2786)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
John 1:42 Κηφᾶς kephas Cephas
1 Corinthians 1:12 Κηφᾶ kepha of Cephas
1 Corinthians 3:22 Κηφᾶς kephas Cephas