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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