ܟܐܦܐ
Kēpā
The Aramaic name of the apostle Peter is ܟܐܦܐ (Kēpā), "rock".
In the Gospels Jesus gives Simon this name. The Greek Πέτρος (Petros) is a translation of it, and "Cephas" in English Bibles is the Aramaic name.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
KAY-paa
Did you know?
- Peter, Pierre and Pedro all go back to Greek πέτρα, "rock", which translated the Aramaic ܟܐܦܐ.
Examples in context
- ܐܢܬ ܬܬܩܪܐ ܟܐܦܐ.ant tetqrē Kēpā.You shall be called Cephas. (John 1:42)
