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Peter (given name) Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek petra, the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic Kefa ("stone, rock"), the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona. [1] An Old English variant is Piers .
St. Peter's BasilicaChurch of St. Peter. Saint Peter[note 1](died AD 64–68),[1]also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas,[6]was one of the Twelve Apostlesof Jesus Christand one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament gospelsas well as the ...
In Christian theology, metanoia (from the Greek μετάνοια, metanoia, changing one's mind) is often translated as "conversion" or "repentance," though most scholars agree that this second translation does a disservice to the original Greek meaning of metanoia. In Christianity, the Greek philosophical concept of metanoia has become linked ...
The Evangelical Dictionary of Theology illustrates the leading role that Peter played among the Apostles, speaking up on matters that concern them all, being called by Jesus by a name linking him with the rock on which Jesus would build his church, being charged with pastoring the flock of Christ, and taking the leading role in the initial church as described in the Acts of the Apostles.
The Gospel of Peter explicitly claims to be the work of Saint Peter : And I with my companions was grieved; and being wounded in mind we hid ourselves: — Gospel of Peter, 7. But I Simon Peter and Andrew my brother took our nets and went to the sea; — Gospel of Peter, 14. According to bible scholar Craig Blomberg, the Gospel of Peter is ...
Christ comes from the Greek word χριστός (chrīstós), meaning "anointed one". The word is derived from the Greek verb χρίω ( chrī́ō ), meaning "to anoint." [ 13 ] In the Greek Septuagint , χριστός was a semantic loan used to translate the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ ( Mašíaḥ , messiah), meaning "[one who is] anointed".
Petra is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of Peter, [1] which is derived from the Greek word "πέτρα" (pronounced) meaning "stone, rock". [2] It is also a common first name in German-speaking countries, Germany, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovakia, and Greece.
In one version of this, Peter did learn spoken Greek, but dictated the letters to a secretary capable of writing Greek. This still assumes a truly impressive leap in education for Peter late in his life; the epistle 1 Peter is in fluent Greek and the author well acquainted with the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament. [13]