rock

Greek Noun Female

πέτρα, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for סֶלַע, צוּר;] a rock, i.e. a mass of live rock as distinct from πέτρος, a detached stone or boulder : Mat.7:24-25 27:51, 60 Mrk.15:46, Luk.6:48 8:6, 13; of a hollow rock, a cave, Rev.6:15-16 (of. Isa.2:10, al.). Metaphorical, Mat.16:18 (on the meaning, see Hort, Eccl, 16 ff, but cf. also ICC, in l), 1Co.10:4; = πέτρος, Rom.9:33, 1Pe.2:8 " (LXX). (AS)

rock

Greek Noun Female

πέτρα, Ionic dialect and Epic dialect πέτρη, ἡ, rock; frequently of cliffs, ledges, etc. by the sea, λισσὴ αἰπεῖά τε εἰς ἅλα πέτρη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χῶρος λεῖος πετράων free from rocks, of a beach,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; χοιρὰς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, rocky peak or ridge, αἰγίλιψ π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; λιττὰς π. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; π. Λευκάς, Ὠλενίη, etc, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. σύνδρομοι, Συμπληγάδες, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς πέτραις ὑψηλοκρήμνοις, of Caucasus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. Δελφίς, π. δίλοφος, of Parnassus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. Κεκροπία, of the Acropolis, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) π. γλαφυρή a hollow rock, i.e. a cave, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σπέος κοιλῇ ὑπὸ π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δίστομος π. cave in the rock with a double entrance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατηρεφεῖς αὐτῇ τῇ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἕως τῆς π. down to virgin rock, [NT+3rd c.BC+] 3) mass of rock or boulder, [Refs 8th c.BC+] 4) stone as material, π. λαρτία, Τηΐα, [Refs 3rd c.BC+], which is variant in X.[same place]; πέτρᾳ should be read in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; the distinction is minimized by [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II) proverbial, οὐκ ἀπὸ δρυὸς οὐδ᾽ ἀπὸ πέτρης, etc. (see. δρῦς); as a symbol of firmness, ὁ δ᾽ ἐστάθη ἠΰτε π. ἔμπεδον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of hard-heartedness, ἐκ πέτρας εἰργασμένος [Refs 5th c.BC+] in a text with musical accompaniment, [Refs]

Greek

Noun Feminine

a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively); rock; feminine of the same as g4074 (Πέτρος)