![]() ![]() ![]() “According to Matthew 27:45–50…” says the Evangelical Bible Knowledge Commentary, “…near the end of this period of time, Jesus could bear the separation no longer and cried out in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? These Aramaic words mean, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? (a quotation of Ps. When under extreme pain on the crucifixion Jesus said, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” These are Aramaic words. The Gospel stories were probably first transmitted orally in Aramaic, although only the Gospel of Matthew is reported to have been written originally in Hebrew or Aramaic.” (CBD, “Aramaic”) “As Aramaic was spoken commonly in Palestine during the New Testament times, Jesus and his disciples spoke Aramaic ( Matt 26:73). “Greek took over as the language of government, literature, and commerce, but Aramaic remained the language of the common people in Palestine until the Arab Muslim conquest.” Jesus, though he obviously knew Hebrew and probably Greek, primarily spoke Aramaic. We know Aramaic was the daily language of the Jews in Judea after their return from their exile to Babylon in 586 BC. Let’s give this a whirl for your husband’s sake. So in simple terms I gave it a simple (though a bit long) explanation. Urdu: (Rock, پتھر) or ( lit.A loving wife of an unbelieving Protestant husband asked me to explain to her husband that Jesus renamed Simon as Peter and how that relates to Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew.Turkish: Kaya (rock), Kayhan (khan of rocks).Thai: ปีเตอร์ ( RTGS: Pitoe), เปโตร ( Petro, in biblical contexts).Tamil: Pethuru, Raayappar (in biblical contexts).Swedish: Peter, Petter, Peder, Per, Pehr, Pär, Pelle, Pälle ( Note: The Biblical Peter is translated as "Petrus.").Croatian: Petar, Pero, Pera, Perica, Periša.Romanian: Petru, Petre, Petrică (diminutive), Petrișor (diminutive).Portuguese: Pedro, Pêro (old Portuguese) ( Note: the word for stone in Portuguese is "pedra").Diminutives/ hypocoristics include Piotrek, Piotruś, and Piotrunio. Norwegian: Peter, Petter, Per, Pelle, Peder.Northern Sami: Pekka, Piera, Biera, Bierril, Bierža, Biehtár.Korean: 베드로 ( Bedro or, less commonly, 페트루스 Petrus), 피터 ( Pitə).Italian: Pietro, Pier, Piero ( Note: the word for stone in Italian is "pietra").Hungarian: Péter Petya, Peti (diminutive).Hebrew: פטרוס ( Petros), פטר (literally Peter).The name is spelled "Pierre" and pronounced "pyè" also meaning "stone." The Biblical Peter is translated as "Petrus.") German: Peter ( Note: The form "Peer" also occurs, albeit less commonly.French: Pierre ( Note: the word for stone in French is also "pierre").Finnish: Pietari, Pekka, Petri, Petteri.Estonian: Peeter, Peep, Peetrus, Pavo, Peedo.Dutch: Pieter, Peter, Piet, Pier ( Note: The form "Peer" also occurs, albeit less commonly.Croatian: Petar, Pero, Periša, Pera, Pejo.Basque: Peru, Pello (diminutive), Pedro, Piarres, Petri (Biblical), Kepa (neologism).Armenian: Պետրոս ( Bedros in Western dialect, Petros in Eastern dialect).Arabic: بطرس ( Boutros), بيار (" Pierre," mainly in Lebanon), بيتر ("Peter," exact transcription).The following names can be interpreted as Peter in English. It is derived directly from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek petra, the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic Kefa ("stone, rock"), the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona. ![]()
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