The meaning of “πέραν”
Understanding péran reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
apparently accusative case of an obsolete derivative of (to "pierce") beyond, farther (other) side, over. - through (as ...
πέραν
apparently accusative case of an obsolete derivative of (to "pierce") beyond, farther (other) side, over. - through (as adverb or preposition), i.e. across
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 8:28 | “And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.” Word: πέραν (péran) | |
| Mark 5:21 | “And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.” Word: πέραν (péran) | |
| Luke 8:22 | “Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.” Word: πέραν (péran) | |
| John 6:22 | “The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;” Word: πέραν (péran) |