Strong's Greek · G4008
G4008 péran
πέραν
per'-an
other side
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péran appears 24 times in Scripture, including Matthew 4:15 and Mark 3:8. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
through (as adverb or preposition), i.e. across
In the King James Version
beyond, farther (other) side, over
Derivation
apparently accusative case of an obsolete derivative of πείρω (to "pierce");
Appears 24 times in Scripture
“Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.”
“When they crossed to the other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.”
“When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.””
“When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.”
“When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.”
“On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.”
“Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.”
“Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.”
““Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—”
“When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
