[B-Greek] petros and petras

Granby at SAFe-mail.net Granby at SAFe-mail.net
Fri Sep 5 13:05:22 EDT 2003


Since PETROS and PETRA have a clear historical difference in meaning is not the burden of proof on those who wish to say that they have changed their meaning to become synonomous? Is there any evidence for this other than the passages under discussion in koine manuscripts pre and concurrent with the NT?

Also, for those interested the following website makes a case for the distinction between these words.

http://www.graceway.org/articles/article_017.html

There argument is based on the meaning of KE'PHA' and SHU`A' in aramaic. According to the information they provide, the most correct translation of KE'PHA' is PETROS and PETRA would be the most correct translation for SHU`A'. (I do not know aramaic but found there argument convincing).

Charles Granby



 








-------- Original Message --------
From: "Jeffrey B. Gibson" <jgibson000 at comcast.net>
Apparently from: b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org
To: Ron Snider <ronpt at comcast.net>
Cc: Frankie Gonzalez <FGONZALEZ29 at carolina.rr.com>, b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] petros and petras
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 09:03:50 -0500

> 
> 
> Ron Snider wrote:
> 
> > I agree with Frankie completely...Petra seems to be a massive rock,
> > huge.  Petros is a little stone or pebble, and this distinction would
> > save many false interpretations of Scripture.
> 
> Can you provide us with instances in non NT Greek sources (and, perhaps,
> especially instances from the papyri) in which PETRA and PETROS are used
> in the way you say they were used?
> 
> Yours,
> 
> Jeffrey Gibson
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