noun · masculine
kēfos
GreekΚηφᾶς (kēfas)
Strong’sG2786
Cephas
stem kēf-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Κηφᾶς, -ᾶ (v. Bl., § 10, 3), ὁ (Aram. כֵּיפָא),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2786 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkay-fas'
the Rock; Cephas (i.e. Kepha), a surname of Peter
Fromof Chaldee origin (compare );
King JamesCephas.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kēfos5×Κηφᾶς | kēfois |
| object accusative | kēfon1×Κηφᾶν | kēfoin |
| direct address vocative | kēfor | kēfoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | kēfou1×Κηφᾶ | kēfoiu |
| to, for dative | kēfo2×Κηφᾷ | kēfoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kēfo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
kēfos“Cephas”subjectnominative singular5×
John 1:42“Cephas”agata auton pros ton Iēsun. embleparatos auto tos Iēsus legata; Sis asō Simōnos tos huios Iōannou, sis kalisi Kēfos hem hermēneuitō Petros.Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
1 Corinthians 3:22“Cephas”eite Paulos eite Apollos eite Kēfos eite kosmos eite zōas eite thanatos eite enistanarēteim eite mellarōteim, panteim vu,whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
1 Corinthians 9:5“Cephas”mē ouk echanō exousian adelfan gunaikan periagarō, hōs kai tois loipois apostolois kai tois adelfois tou kuriou kai Kēfos?Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
Galatians 2:9“Cephas”kai gnōskaratois tan charian tan dōiratan mi, Iakōbos kai Kēfos kai Iōannos, tois dokarōtois stulois arō, dexain dōala mi kai Barnabao koinōniau, hina nis eis teim ethneim, autois de eis tan peritoman;And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John — those reputed to be pillars — gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
Galatians 2:11“Cephas”Hote de erchata Kēfos eis Antiocheian, kata prosōpem auto anthistanama, hoti kataginōskirētos ate;When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
kēfon“Cephas”objectaccusative singular1×
Galatians 1:18“Cephas”Epeita meta eteim treis anerchama eis Hierosolumeim historara Kēfon, kai epimenama pros auton hēmerain dekapente;Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
kēfou“Cephas”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
1 Corinthians 1:12“Cephas”legamō de houtem hoti hekastos vu legatō; Mis men amō Paulou, Mis de Apollou, Mis de Kēfou, Mis de Christou.What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
kēfo“Cephas”to, fordative singular2×
1 Corinthians 15:5“Cephas”kai hoti horita Kēfo, eita toi dōdeka;and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.
Galatians 2:14“Cephas”alla hote horama hoti ouk orthopodalō pros tan alētheian teu euangelieu, legama to Kēfo emprosthen pantoiu; Ei sis Ioudaios huparcharōtos ethnikōs kai ouk Ioudaikōs zōasō, pōs teim ethneim anankazasō Ioudaizarō?When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”