What does πετρώδης (petrṓdēs) mean in the Bible?
πετρώδης (petrṓdēs): Shallow soil over bedrock; lacking depth for roots to grow spiritually or materially
Greek · G4075
πετρώδης
Rocky
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πετρώδης G4075
Pronunciation petrṓdēs
What does πετρώδης (petrṓdēs) mean in the Bible?
πετρώδης (petrṓdēs): Shallow soil over bedrock; lacking depth for roots to grow spiritually or materially
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4075?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rocky ground (4).
Where does πετρώδης (petrṓdēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Matthew (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It rocky ground 4× Matthew 13:5, Matthew 13:20, Mark 4:5, Mark 4:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 13:5
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Matthew 2 Mark 2
Source forms
πετρώδη 3x petrōdē Matthew 13:5, Matthew 13:20, Mark 4:16
πετρῶδες 1x petrōdes Mark 4:5
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural 3x Matthew 13:5, Matthew 13:20, Mark 4:16
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Mark 4:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Shallow soil over bedrock; lacking depth for roots to grow spiritually or materially
Source Gloss
rocky
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:5 Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
πετρώδη, petrwdh
rocky, stony
Read verse Matthew 13:20 Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
πετρώδη petrwdh
rocky, stony
Read verse Mark 4:5 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
πετρῶδες, petrwdev
rocky, stony
Read verse Mark 4:16 Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
πετρώδη petrwdh
rocky, stony
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
πετρώδης is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain