Strong’s G4008 · Greek

πέραν
péran

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Where the KJV renders it

  • beyond
  • farther (other) side
  • over

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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