Strong's Greek · G4008

πέραν

péran

beyond, farther (other) side, over

Definition

through (as adverb or preposition), i.e. across

Derivation

apparently accusative case of an obsolete derivative of (to "pierce");

Appears 24 times in Scripture

Mark 3:8

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.

Matthew 16:5

When they crossed to the other side, the disciples forgot to take bread.

Mark 4:35

When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

Matthew 8:18

When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.

Matthew 19:1

When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.

Mark 5:1

On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.

Matthew 4:25

Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

Matthew 14:22

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

Matthew 4:15

“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—

Mark 5:21

When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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