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Καὶ ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν. Ἐμβλέψας αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπε, Σὺ εἶ Σίμων ὁ υἱὸς Ἰωνᾶ· σὺ κληθήσῃ Κηφᾶς—ὃ ἑρμηνεύεται Πέτρος.
RBT Greek Interlinear:
Strongs 71  [list]
Λογεῖον
Ēgagen
ἤγαγεν
he led
V-AIA-3S
Strongs 846  [list]
Λογεῖον
auton
αὐτὸν
himself
PPro-AM3S
Strongs 4314  [list]
Λογεῖον
pros
πρὸς
toward
Prep
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
ton
τὸν
the
Art-AMS
Strongs 2424  [list]
Λογεῖον
Iēsoun
Ἰησοῦν
Salvation
N-AMS
Strongs 1689  [list]
Λογεῖον
emblepsas
ἐμβλέψας
he who has looked at
V-APA-NMS
Strongs 846  [list]
Λογεῖον
autō
αὐτῷ
to himself
PPro-DM3S
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
ho

the
Art-NMS
Strongs 2424  [list]
Λογεῖον
Iēsous
Ἰησοῦς
Salvation
N-NMS
Strongs 2036  [list]
Λογεῖον
eipen
εἶπεν
said
V-AIA-3S
Strongs 4771  [list]
Λογεῖον
Sy
Σὺ
You
PPro-N2S
Strongs 1510  [list]
Λογεῖον
ei
εἶ
you are
V-PIA-2S
Strongs 4613  [list]
Λογεῖον
Simōn
Σίμων
Hearing
N-NMS
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
ho

the
Art-NMS
Strongs 5207  [list]
Λογεῖον
huios
υἱὸς
son
N-NMS
Strongs 2491  [list]
Λογεῖον
Iōannou
Ἰωάννου
Favored
N-GMS
Strongs 4771  [list]
Λογεῖον
sy
σὺ
you
PPro-N2S
Strongs 2564  [list]
Λογεῖον
klēthēsē
κληθήσῃ
will be called
V-FIP-2S
Strongs 2786  [list]
Λογεῖον
Kēphas
Κηφᾶς
Peter
N-NMS
Strongs 3739  [list]
Λογεῖον
ho

which
RelPro-NNS
Strongs 2059  [list]
Λογεῖον
hermēneuetai
ἑρμηνεύεται
means
V-PIM/P-3S
Strongs 4074  [list]
Λογεῖον
Petros
Πέτρος
Small Stone
N-NMS
RBT Translation:
He who has beheld himself
He led himself toward the Salvation. He who has gazed on himself, the Salvation, said, "You are Hearing,62 the son of the Favored! You will be called Rock ("Cephas"), who is being interpreted ‘a small stone’.63
LITV Translation:
And he led him to Jesus. And looking at him, Jesus said, You are Simon the son of Jonah; you shall be called Cephas (which translated is Peter).
ESV Translation:
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter).

Footnotes

62

The name Simon comes from Hebrew Shimon (#8095) which means hearing.

63

On this Small Stone

Strong’s #4074, petros. A small stone. “ (Pétros) is an isolated rock and (pétra) is a cliff”(TDNT, 3, 100). “ (Pétros) always means a stone . . . such as a man may throw, . . . versus (pétra), a projecting rock, cliff" (S. Zodhiates, Dict).”

Many small stones, to cast a foundation...