Biblical Proper Names: Biographies

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Cephas

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Cephas The surname given to Peter the disciple by Jesus when his brother Andrew introduced him (John 1: 42). In Aramaic the word means ‘rock’ and is therefore equivalent to the Greek ‘Peter’, which also means ‘rock’, as shown by Matt. 16: 18. His original name was Simon.

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Cephas

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Cephas , in the Gospels, Jesus' name for St. Peter. It is a transliteration of the Aramaic word for rock, and identical in meaning with "Peter" in Greek.

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