A rock, a Syriac or later Hebrew name given to Peter by Christ, Joh 1:42. The Greek Petros and the Latin Petrus have the same meaning. SeePETER.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.