Matthew 16:17

Verse 17. Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona. Σιμον is undoubtedly Συμεων, as written 2 Peter 1:1. Βαριωνα is son of Jona, or John, an abridgment for Βαριωαννα. Bar, in Chaldaic, is son; hence Saint Peter is called, in John 21:16 and 17, Simon, son of John. It was customary with the Jews to add to a rather common name, for the sake of discrimination, a πατρωνυμικον, or patronymic, as appears from Matthew 10:3 and 23:35. Mark 2:14. John 6:42. P.