well i dont kno wat it means but! "Simon" was one of jesus's deciples. He was i think the third to follow jesus
There were no last names at the time. Peter was known as Simon Barjona - Simon son of Jona or John
Peter's original name was Simon Barjonah - Simon son of Jonah
Yes, in the Bible, it is recorded that Jesus changed Simon's name to Peter, which means "rock" in Greek. This symbolic change was meant to indicate that Peter would become a foundational leader in the Christian church.
No, Simon's name is only found in the New Testament. In the Old Testament, there are different individuals with the name Simon, but they are not the same as the Simon mentioned in the New Testament, who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
In Jewish custom, a son has a given name and then 'bar' meaning son of and then the father's name. For Peter, he was the son of Jonah (Jona)Matthew 16:17New King James Version (NKJV)17 Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
Simon is Hebrew in origin. Several people in the Bible have the name Simon, including Saint Peter.
We know that Simon Peter was married but the name of his wife is not known.
The Bible doesn't give her name.
The last time the name "Simon Peter" appears in the KJV bible is 2 Peter 1:1.
The bible does not tell us a thing about Simon except his name. For certain he was not Simon Peter.
There is no person of that name in the Bible according to my concordance. Additional Answer: Your are probably referring to Simon the Sorcerer or Simon the Magician (in Latin Simon Magus) and he first appears in Acts 8:9-14. It is said by some that it was this Simon who was in Rome and not Simon Peter.
James the Lesser, John, Jude, Matthew, and Simon Peter all have books in the Bible with their name.
The bible doesn't say, but his full name is Simon Peter.
Simon was crucified upside down in the Bible.
The name "Simon" is in the King James Version of the Bible 76 times. It is in 71 verses. Please see the related link below.
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His first name is Simon, as in Simon Peter. but in the Bible it is Simeon.Roman Catholic AnswerHis name is Simon, Jesus changed his name to Peter which means rock in Greek; in Hebrew that would be Kefa. So his first name was Simon, and Our Blessed Lord changed it to Peter.