Πέτρος Petros

Greek word for “Peter” · Strong’s G4074 · used 155 times in 150 verses

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Meaning

Πέτρος, -ου, ὁ (i.e. a stone, see: πέτρα, Κηφᾶς); Simon Peter, the Apostle: 10:2, al.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for Petros in context, with how often each is used:

• peter 152
• than peter 1
• peter — 1
• peter with that 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 10 (15), John 18 (9), Matthew 26 (8), Mark 14 (8), John 21 (8), Acts 12 (8), Luke 22 (7), John 13 (6), Acts 3 (6), Acts 5 (5)

Forms

• Πέτρος 100
• Πέτρον 25
• Πέτρῳ 15
• Πέτρου 12
• Πέτρε 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with Petros more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• Σίμων Simōn “Simon” 32
• Ἰωάννης Iōannēs “John” 22
• ἀποκρίνω apokrinō “to answer” 17
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 18
• μαθητής mathētēs “disciple” 16
• ἀκολουθέω akoloutheō “to follow” 12
• Ἰάκωβος Iakōbos “James” 10
• Ἀνδρέας Andreas “Andrew” 8
• μετά meta “with/after” 17
• ἀνήρ anēr “man” 12
• ἀνίστημι anistēmi “to arise” 10
• ἀλέκτωρ alektōr “rooster” 6

Key verses

The verses using Petros that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 10:2 — Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
• Matthew 16:16 — And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
• Matthew 16:18 — And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
• John 21:15 — So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love…
• John 21:17 — He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said…
• Acts 1:13 — And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and…
• Acts 2:37 — Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
• Acts 2:38 — Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the…
• Acts 4:19 — But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
• Acts 5:3 — But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
• 1 Peter 1:1 — Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
• 2 Peter 1:1 — Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.