Why do some Protestants think that Petros and Petra within the Bible mean two different things?
Some claim that in the Bible (Matth. xvi) Petros (Πέτρος) means pebble and petra (πέτρᾳ) means rock.
If you are one to believe this, how did you come to this conclusion?
2011-08-13T19:54:40Z
From what I have researched, Biblical Greek is Koine Greek. In Koine Greek Petros was never used as it was not a word. Petra was the only word, but it is a feminine word so they changed the suffix of Petra and made it masculine by using "os" (ος) instead of "a" (α). Kind of like Latin, all words that end in "a" or "æ" are feminine with the exception of Profession. While "r" & "us" are usually Masculine, and "um" is neuter.
Though even with that knowledge, Christ used the Aramaic-Syriac word cephah (ܟ݁ܺܐܦ݂ܳܐ), as the Greek transliteration of this word (Κηφᾶς) is used in John i. 42. This information alone would render the whole debate redundant, though there are still those who still try to prove that these words have different meanings. I am just curious as to why this is.
Anonymous2011-08-13T20:15:56Z
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Of course your 100% correct but the anti Catholics have to have reasons to deny the Church Christ founded so do not expect them to want to understand or try to. Just like one of the silliest answer some of them give saying Jesus was standing there pointing at him self while saying thou are rock.
Some will say that Peter (Petros) in Greek means small pebble not "Rock" which is true, but Jesus didnt speak Greek, he spoke Aramaic and he called St. Peter "Cephas" which means "Rock". In Greek Petros (Pebble) is masculine and Petra (Rock) is Feminie, the translators couldnt use the Feminine to describe a Male so they went with the masculine Petros. When confronted by someone who says the "Greek" translation of "Petros" is Pebble be sure to remind them that Jesus didnt speak Greek.
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the original words were aramaic.cephas meaning rock . if jesus had meant peter or 'cephas to be a pebble he would have called him .'evna.' and the greek interpretation would have been 'lithos.' thou art cephas =rock and upon this cephas =rock i will build my church