noun · feminine
petras
Greekπέτρα (petra)
Strong’sG4073
rock
stem petr-15 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books7 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πέτρα, -ας, ἡ,
[in LXX chiefly for סֶלַע, צוּר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4073 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpet'-ra
a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively)
Fromfeminine of the same as G4074;
King Jamesrock.
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 | petras2×πέτρα | petrais1×πέτραι |
| object accusative | petran5×πέτραν | petrain1×πέτρας |
| direct address vocative | petrar | petrair |
| of, belonging to genitive | petrau3×πέτρας | petraiu |
| to, for dative | petra2×πέτρᾳ | petrai1×πέτραις |
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
petra 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
petras“rock”subjectnominative singular2×
1 Corinthians 10:4“rock”kai pantois tem autem pneumatikem pinala pomem, pinale gar ek pneumatikau akoloutharōtau petrau, tas petras de ate tos Christos;and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
1 Peter 2:8“rock”kai lithos proskommeu kai petras skandaleu; hois proskoptalō to logo apeitharōtois; eis hem kai tithila.and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word— and to this they were appointed.
petran“rock”objectaccusative singular5×
Matthew 7:24“rock”Pantos oun hotinos akouatō mu toin logoin houtoin kai poiatō autoin, homoiiti anēro fronimo, hotinos oikodomata autou tan oikian epi tan petran.Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Matthew 7:25“rock”kai katabainata tas brochas kai erchala tois potamois kai pnala tois anemois kai prospiptala ta oikia ekeina, kai ouk piptata, themeliitelē gar epi tan petran.The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
Luke 6:48“rock”homoios atō anthrōpo oikodomarōto oikian hos skaptata kai bathunata kai tithata themelion epi tan petran; plēmmurau de gineratau prosrēgnuata tos potamos ta oikia ekeina, kai ouk ischuata saleuara autan dia tem kalōs oikodomirē autan.He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
Luke 8:6“rock”kai heterem katapiptata epi tan petran, kai fuiratem xērainita dia tem mē echarō ikmadan.Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
Romans 9:33“rock”kathōs grafitē; Idou tithamō en Siōn lithon proskommeu kai petran skandaleu, kai tos pisteuarōtos epi auto ouk kataischuniti.as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
petrau“rock”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Mark 15:46“rock”kai agorazaratos sindōnan kathairaratos auton eneilata ta sindōna kai tithata auton en mnēmeie hem ate latomirētem ek petrau, kai proskuliata lithon epi tan thuran teu mnēmeieu.So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
Luke 8:13“rock”tois de epi tau petrau hois hotan akoualeia meta charau dechelō ton logon, kai houtois rizan ouk echalō, hois pros kairon pisteualō kai en kairo peirasmou afistanelō.The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
1 Corinthians 10:4“rock”kai pantois tem autem pneumatikem pinala pomem, pinale gar ek pneumatikau akoloutharōtau petrau, tas petras de ate tos Christos;and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
petra“rock”to, fordative singular2×
Matthew 16:18“rock”kamis de si legamō hoti sis asō Petros, kai epi houta ta petra oikodomami mu tan ekklēsan, kai pulais hadou ouk katischuali autau;And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
Matthew 27:60“rock”kai tithata autem en te kaine autou mnēmeie hem latomata en ta petra, kai proskuliaratos lithon megon ta thura teu mnēmeieu aperchata.and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
petrais“rocks”subjectnominative plural1×
Matthew 27:51“rocks”kai idou tem katapetasmem tou naou schizita apo anōthen heōs katō eis duo, kai tas gēas seiita, kai tais petrais schizila,At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.
petrain“rocks”objectaccusative plural1×
Revelation 6:15“rocks”kai tois basilevois tau gēau kai tois megistanois kai tois chiliarchois kai tois plousiois kai tois ischurois kai pantos doulos kai eleutheros kruptala heautoin eis teim spēlaieim kai eis tain petrain teiu oreiu;Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
petrai“rocks”to, fordative plural1×
Revelation 6:16“rocks”kai legalō tei orei kai tai petrai; Piptavar epi nin kai kruptavar nin apo prosōpeu tou katherōtou epi tou thronou kai apo tau orgau teu arnieu,And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.