πέτραι

pétra

rocks

A large mass of rock, bedrock, or rocky outcrop; by extension, used metaphorically for something firm, stable, or foundational. The term refers primarily to a solid, immovable rock formation as opposed to a detached stone or small rock. In some contexts, it denotes a place characterized by rocky terrain, a cliff, or the idea of an unyielding basis or foundation.

G4073

Matthew 27:51 · Word #20

Lexicon G4073

Lemmaπέτρα
Transliterationpétra
Strong'sG4073
DefinitionA large mass of rock, bedrock, or rocky outcrop; by extension, used metaphorically for something firm, stable, or foundational. The term refers primarily to a solid, immovable rock formation as opposed to a detached stone or small rock. In some contexts, it denotes a place characterized by rocky terrain, a cliff, or the idea of an unyielding basis or foundation.

Morphology N NOM F PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phraserocks
Literalrocks

Lexical Info

Lemmaπέτρα
Strong'sG4073

SIBI-P1 Translation G4073-02

rocky outcrops

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative feminine plural (Gr,N,,,,,NFP); subject form, feminine gender, plural number.
Rendering Rationaleπέτραι is nominative feminine plural, denoting multiple large masses of rock rather than small stones. "Rocky outcrops" preserves the sense of substantial, immovable rock formations inherent in the πέτρ- root and reflects the plural form.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

rocky outcrops

Same as P1Yes
Rationale'rocky outcrops' specifically and accurately represents πέτραι here as large rocks or rock formations.