Lexical Definition
πέτρα pétra (pet'-ra) rock G:N-F
feminine of the same as Πέτρος
rock.
- a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively)
Abbott-Smith
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: Mt 7:24, 25 27:51, 60, Mk 15:46, Lk 6:48 8:6, 13; of a hollow rock, a cave, Re 6:15, 16 (cf. Is 2:10, al.). Metaph., Mt 16:18 (on the meaning, v. Hort, Eccl., 16 ff., but cf. also ICC, in l.), I Co 10:4; = πέτρος, Ro 9:33, I Pe 2:8(LXX).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Isaiah | 2:10 |
| Matthew | 7:24 · 7:25 · 16:18 · 27:51 · 27:60 |
| Mark | 15:46 |
| Luke | 6:48 · 8:6 · 8:13 |
| Romans | 9:33 |
| 1 Corinthians | 10:4 |
| 1 Peter | 2:8 |
| Revelation | 6:15 · 6:16 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πέτρα,
Ionic dialect and Epic dialect πέτρη, ἡ, rock; frequently of cliffs, ledges, etc. by the sea, λισσὴ αἰπεῖά τε εἰς ἅλα πέτρη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χῶρος λεῖος πετράων free from rocks, of a beach,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; χοιρὰς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, rocky peak or ridge, αἰγίλιψ π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; λιττὰς π. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; π. Λευκάς, Ὠλενίη, etc., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. σύνδρομοι, Συμπληγάδες, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς πέτραις ὑψηλοκρήμνοις, of Caucasus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. Δελφίς, π. δίλοφος, of Parnassus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. Κεκροπία, of the Acropolis, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 π. γλαφυρή a hollow rock, i.e. a cave, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σπέος κοιλῇ ὑπὸ π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δίστομος π. cave in the rock with a double entrance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατηρεφεῖς αὐτῇ τῇ π. [πέτραις περιεχόμενος “IG” 42(1).122.21 (Epid.)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἕως τῆς π. down to virgin rock, [NT+3rd c.BC+]
__3 mass of rock or boulder, [πέτρας κυλινδομένα φλόξ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.23; ἐκυλίνδουν πέτρας 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.2.20, compare 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.53.4. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]
__4 stone as material, π. λαρτία, Τηΐα, [Refs 3rd c.BC+], which is variant in X.[same place]; πέτρᾳ should be read in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; the distinction is minimized by [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II proverbial, οὐκ ἀπὸ δρυὸς οὐδ᾽ ἀπὸ πέτρης, etc. (see. δρῦς); as a symbol of firmness, ὁ δ᾽ ἐστάθη ἠΰτε π. ἔμπεδον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of hard-heartedness, ἐκ πέτρας εἰργασμένος [Refs 5th c.BC+] in a text with musical accompaniment, [Refs]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Matt.16.18