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Peter was also known as cephas and simon ?

Peter was also known as cephas and simon ?
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Peter was also known as cephas and simon ?

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The commonly understood answer is that one of the apostles was named Simon. Jesus nicknamed Simon the “rock,” in Greek “Petros.” Cephas is a transliteration of the word Kepa, which means rock in Aramaic. Therefore, Peter=Cephas=Rock=Simon.
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