πέτραpétra
a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G4073
Meanings
a rock, i.e. a mass of live rock as distinct from πέτρος, a detached stone or boulder: Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 27:51, Matthew 27:60, Mark 15:46, Luke 6:48, Luke 8:6, Luke 8:13; of a hollow rock, a cave, Revelation 6:15, Revelation 6:16 (cf. Isaiah 2:10, and elsewhere). Metaph., Matthew 16:18, 1 Corinthians 10:4; = πέτρος, Romans 9:33, 1 Peter 2:8(LXX).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
- Matthew 7:25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.
- Matthew 16:18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.
- Matthew 27:51 At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart,
- Matthew 27:60 He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left.
- Mark 15:46 Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus’ body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.