noun · masculine
petros
Strong’sG4074
Peter
stem petr-156 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Peter is the name of the apostle Simon Peter 1234.
The name derives from a word meaning a stone 123, one that is larger than an ordinary stone 2 and distinguished from petra, meaning bedrock or a mass of rock 13. Simon Peter was also known by the name Cephas 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
Strong’s G4074 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpet'-ros
a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037); as a name, Petrus, an apostle
Fromapparently a primary word;
King JamesPeter, rock.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(in later Poets ἡ, Refs 3rd c.BC+, stone (distinguished from πέτρα, which see); in Refs 8th c.BC+, used by warriors, λάζετο πέτρον μάρμαρον ὀκριόεντα Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐν πέτροισι πέτρον ἐκτρίβων, to produce fire, Refs 5th c.BC+; of a boulder forming a landmark, Refs 3rd c.BC+
2 proverbial, πάντα κινῆσαι πέτρον 'leave no stone unturned', Refs 5th c.BC+; of imperturbability, καὶ γὰρ ἂν πέτρου φύσιν σύ γ᾽ ὀργάνειας Refs 5th c.BC+
II a kind of reed, Refs —The usual Prose word is λίθος.
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | petros100×Πέτρος | petrois |
| object accusative | petron26×Πέτρον | petroin |
| direct address vocative | petror3×Πέτρε | petroir |
| of, belonging to genitive | petrou12×Πέτρου | petroiu |
| to, for dative | petro15×Πέτρῳ | petroi |
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
petro 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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
156 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
petros“Peter”subjectnominative singular100×, 44 shown
Matthew 10:2… atō houteim; prōtos Simōnos tos legorōntos Petros kai Andreos tos adelfos autou, Iakōbos …… the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son …
Matthew 14:28Apokrinirantos de auto tos Petros legata; Kurior, ei sis asō, keleuasar …“Lord, if it is You,” Peter replied, “command me to come to …
Matthew 14:29… Erchasar. kai katabainarantos apo teu ploieu Petros peripatata epi teim hudeim kai erchata …“Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat …
Matthew 15:15Apokrinirantos de tos Petros legata auto; Frazasar ni tan parabolan …Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable …
Matthew 16:16apokrinirantos de Simōnos Petros legata; Sis asō tos christos tos …Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the …
Matthew 16:18… de si legamō hoti sis asō Petros, kai epi houta ta petra oikodomami …… I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will …
Matthew 16:22kai proslaberantos auton tos Petros archeta epitimarō auto legarōntos; Hilaos si, …Peter took Him aside and began to …
Matthew 17:4apokrinirantos de tos Petros legata to Iēso; Kurior, kalem atō …Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is …
Matthew 18:21Tote prosercharantos auto tos Petros legata; Kurior, posakis hamartati eis min …Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord …
Matthew 19:27Tote apokrinirantos tos Petros legata auto; Idou nis afiēkana panteim …“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to …
Matthew 26:33apokrinirantos de tos Petros legata auto; Ei pantois skandalizili en …Peter said to Him, “Even if all …
Matthew 26:35legatō auto tos Petros; Kan dateiō min sun si apothnēskara, …Peter replied, “Even if I have to …
Matthew 26:58tos de Petros akolouthate auto apo makrothen heōs tau …But Peter followed Him at a distance, right …
Matthew 26:69Tos de Petros kathote exō en ta aula; kai …Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard …
Matthew 26:75kai mimnēskita tos Petros teu rēmeu Iēsu legarēntou hoti Prin …Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had …
Mark 8:29… tinon min legavō arō? apokrinirantos tos Petros legatō auto; Sis asō tos christos.… Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
Mark 8:32… ton logon lalate. kai proslaberantos tos Petros auton archeta epitimarō auto.… spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to …
Mark 9:5kai apokrinirantos tos Petros legatō to Iēso; Rabbi, kalem atō …Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is …
Mark 10:28Archeta legarō tos Petros auto; Idou nis afiēkana panteim kai …Peter began to say to Him, “Look …
Mark 11:21kai anamimnēskirantos tos Petros legatō auto; Rabbi, ide tas sukas …Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi …
Mark 13:3… teu hiereu eperōtate auton kata idian Petros kai Iakōbos kai Iōannos kai Andreos;… Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him …
Mark 14:29tos de Petros fēate auto; Ei kai pantois skandalizili, …Peter declared, “Even if all fall away …
Mark 14:54kai tos Petros apo makrothen akolouthata auto heōs esō …Peter followed Him at a distance, right …
Mark 14:72… deutereu alektōros fōnata; kai anamimnēskita tos Petros tem rēmem hōs legata auto tos …… rooster crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had …
Luke 5:8horarantos de Simōnos Petros prospiptata tei gonuei Iēsu legarōntos; Exerchasar …When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ …
Luke 8:45… mu? arnorōntoiu de pantoiu legata tos Petros; Epistator, tois ochlois sunechalō sin kai …… they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing …
Luke 9:20… Vis de tinon min legavō arō? Petros de apokrinirantos legata; Ton christon tou …… Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
Luke 9:32tos de Petros kai tois sun auto ale barorēntois …Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by …
Luke 9:33… diachōrizorō autoin apo autou legata tos Petros pros ton Iēsun; Epistator, kalem atō …As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is …
Luke 12:41Legata de tos Petros; Kurior, pros nin tan parabolan houtan …“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to …
Luke 18:28Legata de tos Petros; Idou nis afiēkarantois teim idieim akolouthana …“Look,” said Peter, “we have left all we had …
Luke 22:54… tan oikian tou archierevou; tos de Petros akolouthate makrothen.… house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.
Luke 22:55… tau aulau kai sunkathizarantoiu kathote tos Petros mesos autoiu.… the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.
Luke 22:58… sis ek autoiu asō; tos de Petros fēate; Anthrōpor, ouk amō.… also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.”
Luke 22:60legata de tos Petros; Anthrōpor, ouk oidamē hem legasō. kai …… know what you are talking about,” Peter replied. And immediately, while he was …
Luke 22:61… emblepata to Petro, kai hupomimnēskita tos Petros teu logou tou kuriou hōs legata …… turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord …
Luke 24:12Tos de Petros anastēarantos trechata epi tem mnēmeiem; kai …Peter, however, got up and ran to …
John 1:42… Iōannou, sis kalisi Kēfos hem hermēneuotō Petros.… called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
John 6:68apokrinita auto Simōnos Petros; Kurior, pros tinon apercheni? rēmeim zōau …Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we …
John 13:8legatō auto Petros; Ouk mē niptaseia mu toin podoin …“Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I …
John 13:9legatō auto Simōnos Petros; Kurior, mē toin podoin mu monem …“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but …
John 13:24neuatō oun houto Simōnos Petros punthanera tinos an atoiō peri hou …So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus …
John 13:36Legatō auto Simōnos Petros; Kurior, pou hupagasō? apokrinita Iēsus; Hopou …“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am …
John 13:37legatō auto tos Petros; Kurior, dia tinem ouk dunomō si …“Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now …
petron“Peter”objectaccusative singular26×
Matthew 4:18… horata duo adelfoin, Simōnon ton legorōnton Petron kai Andreon ton adelfon autou, balarōntoin …… He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were …
Matthew 17:1… hēmerain hex paralabatō tos Iēsus ton Petron kai Iakōbon kai Iōannon ton adelfon …… six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of …
Matthew 26:37kai paralabarantos ton Petron kai toin duo huioin Zebedaiou archeta …He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee …
Mark 3:16… dōdeka, kai epitithata onomem to Simōno Petron,… He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter),
Mark 5:37… meta autou sunakolouthara ei mē ton Petron kai Iakōbon kai Iōannon ton adelfon …… allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of …
Mark 9:2… hēmerain hex paralabatō tos Iēsus ton Petron kai ton Iakōbon kai Iōannon, kai …… six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them …
Mark 14:33kai paralabatō ton Petron kai Iakōbon kai Iōannon meta autou, …He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to …
Mark 14:67kai horarantas ton Petron thermainorōnton embleparantas auto legatō; Kai sis …… warming himself there. She looked at Peter and said, “You also were with …
Mark 16:8“Peter”… de teim parangelorēnteim toi peri ton Petron suntomōs exangelala. meta de houteim kai …… the tomb and ran away …
Luke 6:14Simōnon hon kai onomazata Petron kai Andreon ton adelfon autou kai …Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and …
Luke 8:51… eiserchara tinon sun auto ei mē Petron kai Iōannon kai Iakōbon kai ton …… to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father …
Luke 9:28… houtoin hōsei hēmerais oktō kai paralabarantos Petron kai Iōannon kai Iakōbon anabainata eis …… these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up …
Luke 22:8kai apostelata Petron kai Iōannon legarantos; Poreuirantois hetoimazavar ni …Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make …
John 13:6erchotō oun pros Simōnon Petron. legatō auto; Kurior, sis mu niptasō …He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You …
John 18:16… legata ta thurōra kai eisagata ton Petron.… spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.
John 20:2trechatō oun kai erchotō pros Simōnon Petron kai pros ton alloson mathēton hon …So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one …
Acts 2:37… tan kardian, legala tē pros ton Petron kai toin loipoin apostoloin; Tinem poianeia, …… cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what …
Acts 3:3hos horarantos Petron kai Iōannon mellarōntoin eiseiarō eis tem …When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he …
Acts 3:11Kratarōntou de autou ton Petron kai ton Iōannon suntrechata pantos tos …While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were …
Acts 8:14… logon tou theou, apostelala pros autoin Petron kai Iōannon,… the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
Acts 9:32Geneta de Petron dierchorōnton dia panteiu katerchara kai pros …As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went …
Acts 9:40… toin ofthalmoin autau, kai horarantas ton Petron anakathizata.… She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
Acts 10:25hōs de geneta teu eiserchara ton Petron, sunantarantos auto tos Kornēlios piptarantos epi …As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met …
Acts 11:13… Ioppan kai metapempesar Simōnon ton epikalorōnton Petron,… Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
Acts 12:3… atō toi Ioudaioi prostitheta sullabara kai Petron ale de hēmerais teiu azumeiu,… the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
Acts 12:14… pulōnon, eistrecharantas de apangelata stēarē ton Petron pro tou pulōnou.… gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
petror“Peter”direct addressvocative singular3×
Luke 22:34tos de legata; Legamō si, Petror, ouk fōnati sēmeron alektōros heōs tris …But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today …
Acts 10:13kai geneta fōnas pros auton; Anastēarantos, Petror, thuasar kai esthiasar.… voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
Acts 11:7… de kai fōnau legarōntau mi; Anastēarantos, Petror, thuasar kai esthiasar.… voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’
petrou“Peter”of, belonging togenitive singular12×
Matthew 8:14… ercharantos tos Iēsus eis tan oikian Petrou horata tan pentheran autou balorēntan kai …When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick …
Mark 14:66Kai arōntou tou Petrou katō en ta aula erchotō henas …While Peter was in the courtyard below, one …
John 1:40ate Andreos tos adelfos Simōnou Petrou henos ek toiu duo toiu akouarantoiu …Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two …
John 1:44… Bēthsaida, ek tau polau Andreou kai Petrou.… the same town as Andrew and Peter.
John 6:8… mathētoiu autou, Andreos tos adelfos Simōnou Petrou;One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,
John 20:4… tos allosos mathētos protrechata tachiem tou Petrou kai erchata prōtos eis tem mnēmeiem,… together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
Acts 4:13Theōrarōntois de tan tou Petrou parrēsian kai Iōannou kai katalaberantois hoti …When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they …
Acts 5:15“Peter”… epi klinarieiu kai krabattoiu, hina erchorōntou Petrou kan tas skias episkiazateia tino autoiu.… laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he …
Acts 10:19tou de Petrou dienthumorōntou peri teu horameu legata auto …As Peter continued to reflect on the vision …
Acts 10:44Ēti lalarōntou tou Petrou teim rēmeim houteim epipiptata tem pneumem …While Peter was still speaking these words, the …
Acts 12:7… oikēme; pataxarantos de tan pleuran tou Petrou egerata auton legarōntos; Anastēasar en tache; …… shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him …
Acts 12:14kai epignōskarantas tan fōnan tou Petrou apo tau charau ouk anoigata ton …When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that …
petro“Peter”to, fordative singular15×
Matthew 16:23tos de strefirantos legata to Petro; Hupagasōr opisō mu, Satanor; skandalem asō …But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are …
Matthew 17:24… proserchala tois teim didrachmeim labarōntois to Petro kai legala; Tos didaskalos vu ouk …… of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay …
Matthew 26:40… heuriskatō autoin katheudarōntoin, kai legatō to Petro; Houtōs ouk ischuava henan hōran grēgorara …… Me for one hour?” He asked Peter.
Matthew 26:73… de prosercharantois tois stēarēntois legala to Petro; Alēthōs kai sis ek autoiu asō, …… those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them …
Mark 8:33… kai horarantos toin mathētoin autou epitimata Petro kai legatō; Hupagasōr opisō mu, Satanor, …… and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan …
Mark 14:37“Peter”… heuriskatō autoin katheudarōntoin, kai legatō to Petro; Simōnor, katheudasō? ouk ischuasa henan hōran …… returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
Mark 14:70… mikrem palin tois parastēarēntois legale to Petro; Alēthōs ek autoiu asō, kai gar …… standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them …
Mark 16:7… legavar toi mathētoi autou kai to Petro hoti Proagatō vin eis tan Galilaian; …But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you …
Luke 22:61kai strefirantos tos kurios emblepata to Petro, kai hupomimnēskita tos Petros teu logou …… the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that …
John 18:11legata oun tos Iēsus to Petro; Balasar tan machairan eis tan thēkan; …… in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup …
John 18:17legatō oun to Petro tas paidiskas tas thurōras; Mē kai …… girl watching the door said to Peter, “Aren’t you also one of this …
John 21:7… ekeinos hon agapate tos Iēsus to Petro; Tos kurios atō. Simōnos oun Petros, …… disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon …
John 21:15Hote oun aristala legatō to Simōno Petro tos Iēsus; Simōnor Iōannou, agapasō min …… had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you …
Acts 10:45… ek peritomau pistois hosois sunerchala to Petro, hoti kai epi teim ethneim tas …… the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of …
Galatians 2:8“Peter”tos gar energarantos Petro eis apostolan tau peritomau energata kai …For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my …