Rocky
πετρώδηςStrong’s G4075petrōdēs
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Petrōdēs is the Greek word usually translated “rocky places” and “rocky place”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:”
Meaning
Usually translated “rocky places” and “rocky place”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- rocky places 3
- rocky place 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Mark 2
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 13:20But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
- Mark 4:5And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
- Mark 4:16And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
Greek dictionary
πετρώδης petrōdēs · rocky
πετρώδης, -ες (πέτρα, εἶδος), rock-like, rocky, stony: τὸ, τὰ π., of shallow soil with underlying rock, Mat.13:5, 20, Mrk.4:5, 16.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “rocky” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ROCK'Y, adjective
[from rock.]
- Full of rocks; as a rocky mountain; rocky shore.
- Resembling a rock; as the rocky orb of a shield.
- Very hard; stony; obdurate; insusceptible of impression; as a rocky bosom.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.