4075. petródés

Strong's Lexicon

petródés: Rocky, stony

Original Word: πετρώδης
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: petródés
Pronunciation: peh-TROH-days
Phonetic Spelling: (pet-ro'-dace)
Definition: Rocky, stony
Meaning: rocky, stony.

Word Origin: Derived from πέτρα (petra), meaning "rock" or "stone."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "petródés," the concept of rocky or stony ground can be related to Hebrew words like סֶלַע (sela, Strong's H5553) meaning "rock" or "cliff," and אֶבֶן (eben, Strong's H68) meaning "stone."

Usage: The term "petródés" is used to describe ground or soil that is rocky or stony. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe a type of heart or spiritual condition that is initially receptive but lacks depth, leading to a failure to sustain growth or commitment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, the quality of soil was crucial for successful farming. Rocky soil, while capable of supporting some initial growth, lacked the depth necessary for plants to develop strong roots. This imagery would have been familiar to Jesus' audience, who understood the challenges of farming in the varied terrain of the region.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from petra and -ódés (suff. denoting similarity)
Definition
rock-like
NASB Translation
rocky (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4075: πετρώδης

πετρώδης, πετρῶδες (from πέτρα and εἶδος; hence, properly, 'rocklike,' 'having the appearance of rock'), rocky, stony: τό πετρῶδες and τά πετρώδη, of ground full of rocks, Matthew 13:5, 20; Mark 4:5, 16. (Sophocles, Plato, Aristotle, Diodorus 3, 45 (44), Plutarch, others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

stony.

From petra and eidos; rock-like, i.e. Rocky -- stony.

see GREEK petra

see GREEK eidos

Forms and Transliterations

πετρωδες πετρώδες πετρῶδες πετρωδη πετρώδη πεύκας πεύκη πεύκινα πευκίναις πευκίνοις πευκίνων πέψιν petrode petrōdē petrṓde petrṓdē petrodes petrôdes petrōdes petrō̂des

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 13:5 Adj-ANP
GRK: ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη ὅπου οὐκ
NAS: fell on the rocky places, where
KJV: fell upon stony places, where they had
INT: upon the rocky places where not

Matthew 13:20 Adj-ANP
GRK: ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπαρείς οὗτός
NAS: The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this
KJV: into stony places, the same
INT: upon the rocky places having been sown this

Mark 4:5 Adj-ANS
GRK: ἐπὶ τὸ πετρῶδες καὶ ὅπου
NAS: [seed] fell on the rocky [ground] where
KJV: fell on stony ground, where it had
INT: upon the rocky place and where

Mark 4:16 Adj-ANP
GRK: ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπειρόμενοι οἳ
NAS: are the ones on whom seed was sown on the rocky [places], who,
KJV: on stony ground; who,
INT: upon the rocky places are sown who

Strong's Greek 4075
4 Occurrences

πετρώδη — 3 Occ.
πετρῶδες — 1 Occ.