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Old English · proper noun

Cephas

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine

Meaning

  1. Cephas, a name for the apostle Peter

    […] ðē Hǣlend cwēð him, “Ðū arð Symon sunu Iōhannes. Ðū bist ġiċēġed [Cēphās],” ðæt is ġitrahtad carr.

    […] Jesus said to him, “Thou art Simon, son of John. Thou wilt be called Cephas,” which is translated ‘stone’ [Peter].

    c. 950~970, Rushworth Gospels, John 1:42

Etymology

From Latin Cēphās, from Ancient Greek Κηφᾶς (Kēphâs), from Aramaic כֵּיפָא (kēp̄ā, “stone, rock”).

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