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Kefas
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Swedish
sv
Etymology
Ultimately from sv arc -.
Proper noun
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Cephas apostle Peter
sv Petrus
sv 1928 w:Hjalmar Söderberg Jesus Barabbas Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek https://litteraturbanken.se/f%C3%B6rfattare/S%C3%B6derbergH/titlar/JesusBarabbas/sida/182/etext https://archive.ph/G5gIr 2025-11-04 Jag vet inte varför fiskaren Simon, alias Kefas, alias Petrus, nödvändigt skulle vara ett säkrare sanningsvittne än de romerska senatorer som hade sett Augustus fara upp till himlen. I don't know why the fisherman Simon, alias Cephas, alias Peter, would necessarily be a more reliable witness to the truth than the Roman senators who saw Augustus ascend to heaven.
sv 2000 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973] Johannesevangeliet [en John Q36766] 1:42 Bibel 2000 https://www.bible.com/bible/154/JHN.1.42 https://archive.ph/sJTMB 2025-09-22 Jesus såg på Simon och sade: »Du är Simon, Johannes son. Du skall heta Kefas.« Jesus looked at Simon and said, "You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas."
sv Katolska kyrkans katekes Catechism of the Catholic Church 2010 Catholica w:Lars Cavallin §639 https://katekesen.se/index.htm?kkk638-.htm#639 https://archive.ph/ktyyu 2025-11-04 [Paulus skriver att den uppståndne Kristus] "visade sig för Kefas och sedan för de tolv." Paul writes that the risen Christ "appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve."
References
The Swedish Bible Society
sv Biblical characters