Cephas

Borrowed from Latin Cēphās, from Ancient Greek Κηφᾶς (Kēphâs), from Aramaic כֵּיפָא/Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ (kēp̄ā, “stone, rock”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.fəs/

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Cephas

1. The apostle Peter, using the name given to him by Jesus.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 1:42:
     :

     And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

2. A male given name from Aramaic of biblical origin.

• H-space, Pechas, Pesach, Speach, chapes, cheaps, speach

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κηφᾶς (Kēphâs), from Aramaic כֵּיפָא (kēp̄ā, “stone, rock”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkeː.pʰaːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.fas]

Cēphās m (genitive Cēphae); first declension

1. The apostle Peter, using the name given to him by Jesus.

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ās).

• → Basque: Kepa
• → Catalan: Cefes
• → Czech: Kéfas
• → English: Cephas
• → Finnish: Keefas
• → French: Céphas
  • Haitian Creole: Sefas
• → German: Kephas
• → Hungarian: Kéfás
• → Italian: Cefa
• → Latvian: Kēfas
• → Polish: Kefas
• → Portuguese: Cefas
• → Romanian: Chifa
• → Spanish: Cefas

From Latin Cēphās, from Ancient Greek Κηφᾶς (Kēphâs), from Aramaic כֵּיפָא (kēp̄ā, “stone, rock”).

Cephas m

1. Cephas, a name for the apostle Peter
   • c. 950~970, Rushworth Gospels, John 1:42

     […] ðē Hǣlend cwēð him, “Ðū arð Symon sunu Iōhannes. Ðū bist ġiċēġed [Cēphās],” ðæt is ġitrahtad carr.

     […] Jesus said to him, “Thou art Simon, son of John. Thou wilt be called Cephas,” which is translated ‘stone’ [Peter].