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Definition of Simon Peter

1. Noun. Disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope.

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Literary usage of Simon Peter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of the Apostolic Church by James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie, John Chisholm Lambert (1918)
"A Simon Magus was described as an arch- heretic who was the antagonist of Simon Peter. Accounts of his teaching are given in ..."

2. The Englishman's Greek Concordance of the New Testament: Being an Attempt at by George V. Wigram (1870)
"Simon Peter answered him, 13: 6.Then cometh he to Simon Peter: ... Simon Peter therefore beckoned 36. Simon Peter said unto him, 13. 37.Peter said unto him, ..."

3. Sermons by Phillips Brooks (1896)
"Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go ? Thou hast the words of eternal life."—JOHN vi. 68. IT seems from the Bible story that at one ..."

4. Encyclopædia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary Political and by Thomas Kelly Cheyne, John Sutherland Black (1903)
"Corinthians which belongs to the Acta i Pauli (see Simon Peter, § 39 e, n. ... (c) In the disputation on circumcision touched on above (a ; cp Simon Peter, ..."

5. Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Robertson Smith (1896)
"That is, Simon Peter (Acte xv. 14). — 5. A devout Jew, inspired by the Holy .... Simon Peter. [PETER.] —10. SIMON, a Pharisee, in whose house a penitent ..."

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