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The Greek of the New Testament indisputably shows that Peter is the rock, not Jesus: '''πέτρος''' Greek '''Petros''' as an appellative: thou art a '''rock''', Aram. '''<big>כֵּיפָא</big> ''kepa'''''. The form '''ὁ πέτρος''' is likewise common among classical writers, and that <u>not merely in the sense of a stone</u>, as everywhere in Homer in contradistinction to '''πέτρα''' Greek '''petra''' (see Duncan, p. 937, ed. Rost, and Buttmann, Lexil. II. p. 179), <u>but also as meaning a '''rock'''</u> (Plat. Ax. p. 371 E: '''Σισύφου πέτρος'''; Soph. Phil. 272, O. C. 19, 1591; Pind. Nem. iv. 46, x. 126). Jesus declares Peter to be a '''rock''' on account of that strong and stedfast faith in himself to which, under the influence of a special revelation from God, he had just given expression. According to '''John 1:43''', however, Jesus conferred the Grecized form of the name '''Cephas ''Kepas''''' Aram. '''<big>כֵּיפָא</big> ''kepa'' rock''' upon him at their very first interview (according to '''Mark 3:16''', somewhat later); but our passage '''Matthew 16:18''' is not to be understood as simply recording the giving of the name, or the giving of it for the second time. It is rather intended to be taken as a record of the declaration made by Jesus, to the effect that '''Simon''' was in reality all that the name, conferred upon him, ''implied''. Consequently our passage is in no way inconsistent with that of '''John 1:43''' just referred to, which could only have been the case if the words used had been '''σὺ κληθήσῃ Πέτρος'''.

The Greek of the New Testament indisputably shows that Peter is the rock, not Jesus: '''πέτρος''' Greek '''Petros''' as an appellative: thou art a '''rock''', Aram. '''<big>כֵּיפָא</big> ''kepa'''''. The form '''ὁ πέτρος''' is likewise common among classical writers, and that <u>not merely in the sense of a stone</u>, as everywhere in Homer in contradistinction to '''πέτρα''' Greek '''petra''' (see Duncan, p. 937, ed. Rost, and Buttmann, Lexil. II. p. 179), <u>but also as meaning a '''rock'''</u> (Plat. Ax. p. 371 E: '''Σισύφου πέτρος'''; Soph. Phil. 272, O. C. 19, 1591; Pind. Nem. iv. 46, x. 126). Jesus declares Peter to be a '''rock''' on account of that strong and stedfast faith in himself to which, under the influence of a special revelation from God, he had just given expression. According to '''John 1:43''', however, Jesus conferred the Grecized form of the name '''Cephas ''Kepas''''' Aram. '''<big>כֵּיפָא</big> ''kepa'' rock''' upon him at their very first interview (according to '''Mark 3:16''', somewhat later); but our passage '''Matthew 16:18''' is not to be understood as simply recording the giving of the name, or the giving of it for the second time. It is rather intended to be taken as a record of the declaration made by Jesus, to the effect that '''Simon''' was in reality all that the name, conferred upon him, ''implied''. Consequently our passage is in no way inconsistent with that of '''John 1:43''' just referred to, which could only have been the case if the words used had been '''σὺ κληθήσῃ Πέτρος'''.

:::'''καὶ ἐπὶ ταύτῃ τῇ πέτρᾳ''' The Greek emphasis is on '''ΤΑΎΤῌ ταύτῃ''', which points to Peter (not to Jesus, as Augustine would have us suppose), and to be understood thus: '''on no other than on this rock'''. —'''https://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/16-18.htm'''  

:::'''καὶ ἐπὶ ταύτῃ τῇ πέτρᾳ''' The Greek emphasis is on '''ΤΑΎΤῌ ταύτῃ''', which points to Peter (not to Jesus, as Augustine would have us suppose), and to be understood thus: '''on no other than on this rock'''. —'''https://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/16-18.htm''' <ref>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:NishantXavier&diff=prev&oldid=1674432</ref>

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