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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4075. πετρώδης (petródés) -- Rocky, stony</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4075.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/hebrews/12-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4075.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4075</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4074.htm" title="4074">◄</a> 4075. petródés <a href="../greek/4076.htm" title="4076">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">petródés: Rocky, stony</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πετρώδης</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>petródés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>peh-TROH-days<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pet-ro'-dace)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Rocky, stony<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>rocky, stony.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from πέτρα (petra), meaning "rock" or "stone."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>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."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4073.htm">petra</a> and -ódés (suff. denoting similarity)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>rock-like<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>rocky (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4075: πετρώδης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πετρώδης</span></span>, <span class="greek2">πετρῶδες</span> (from <span class="greek2">πέτρα</span> and <span class="greek2">εἶδος</span>; hence, properly, 'rocklike,' 'having the appearance of rock'), <span class="accented">rocky, stony</span>: <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">πετρῶδες</span> and <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">πετρώδη</span>, of ground full of rocks, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-5.htm">Matthew 13:5, 20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/4-5.htm">Mark 4:5, 16</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 3, 45 (44), <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>stony. <p>From <a href="/greek/4073.htm">petra</a> and <a href="/greek/1491.htm">eidos</a>; rock-like, i.e. Rocky -- stony. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4073.htm">petra</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1491.htm">eidos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>πετρωδες πετρώδες πετρῶδες πετρωδη πετρώδη πεύκας πεύκη πεύκινα πευκίναις πευκίνοις πευκίνων πέψιν petrode petrōdē petrṓde petrṓdē petrodes petrôdes petrōdes petrō̂des<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/13-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural">Adj-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὰ <b>πετρώδη</b> ὅπου οὐκ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> fell <span class="itali">on the rocky</span> places, where<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fell upon <span class="itali">stony places,</span> where they had<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon the <span class="itali">rocky places</span> where not<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/13-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural">Adj-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὰ <b>πετρώδη</b> σπαρείς οὗτός</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The one on whom seed was sown <span class="itali">on the rocky</span> places, this<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> into <span class="itali">stony places,</span> the same<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon the <span class="itali">rocky places</span> having been sown this<p><b><a href="/text/mark/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 4:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὸ <b>πετρῶδες</b> καὶ ὅπου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [seed] fell <span class="itali">on the rocky</span> [ground] where<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fell on <span class="itali">stony ground,</span> where it had<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon the <span class="itali">rocky place</span> and where<p><b><a href="/text/mark/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 4:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural">Adj-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τὰ <b>πετρώδη</b> σπειρόμενοι οἳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are the ones on whom seed was sown <span class="itali">on the rocky</span> [places], who,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> on <span class="itali">stony ground;</span> who,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/4-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon the <span class="itali">rocky places</span> are sown who<p><b><a href="/greek/4075.htm">Strong's Greek 4075</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4075.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/petro_de__4075.htm">πετρώδη — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/petro_des_4075.htm">πετρῶδες — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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