Bill Mounce’s Basics of Biblical Greek Vocabulary Cards (2nd Edition):
24.) Petros (Πέτρος, -ου, ὁ): Peter
Mnemonics / Memory Aids:
A.) “Peter [Gk. Petros] started walking on the water.” (Matt. 14:29) Peter is a transliteration of this name. (Tanner Huss, Beginning with New Testament Greek)
B.) Petra means rock. Petros (Peter) means stone.
C.) Thou art Petros and upon this ‘rock’, I will build my church. (Danny Zacharias, FlashGreek Lite) See Matthew 16:16-18; cf. Eph. 2:19-22; 1 Peter 2:4-9.
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