Petra

Pē̆tra, ae, f., = Πέτρα, the name of several cities.

I A city in Arabia Petraea , now the ruins of Wadi Musa , Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 144; Vulg. Jer. 48, 28.—Hence,

B Pē̆traeus , a, um, adj., Petrean : balanus, Plin. 12, 21, 46, § 102: hypericon, id. 12, 25, 54, § 119.—

II A city in Pieria , Liv. 29, 26.—

III A city in Thrace , Liv. 40, 22. —

IV A city in Umbria , called Petra Pertusa, now Il Furlo , Aur. Vict. Epist. in Vespas. 17.—

V A hill near Dyrrachium , Caes. B. C. 3, 42.

Petra
PETRA(Πέτρα), rock,the name of several towns. I. In Europe. 1. PETRA PERTUSA,i...

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
petra
petra ae, f , πέτρα, a rock, crag, Cu. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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Rock, Isa. 16:1, marg. (See Sela.) ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
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pē̆tra, ae, f., = πέτρα, a rock , a crag , stone (pure Lat. saxum; cf.: rupes, scopulus): petraru...

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