Where does “Cephas” come from?
Cephas comes from Latin Cephas, from Ancient Greek Κηφᾶς, from Aramaic כֵּיפָא, a name of Semitic origin.
Ancestry of “Cephas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Cephas | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Κηφᾶς | — |
| 3 | Aramaic | כֵּיפָא | stone, rock; Peter, Cephas; stone, rock |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܟܐܦܐ | — |