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Lexicon :: Strong's G4008 - peran

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πέραν
Transliteration
peran (Key)
Pronunciation
per'-an
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently accusative case of an obsolete derivative of peiro (to
mGNT
24x in 2 unique form(s) TR
23x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
91x in 2 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

†πέραν péran, per'-an; apparently accusative case of an obsolete derivative of πείρω peírō (to "pierce"); through (as adverb or preposition), i.e. across:—beyond, farther (other) side, over.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's G4008 in the following manner: other side (10x), beyond (7x), over (3x), on the other side (2x), farther side (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's G4008 in the following manner: other side (10x), beyond (7x), over (3x), on the other side (2x), farther side (1x).

  1. beyond, on the other side

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†πέραν péran, per'-an; apparently accusative case of an obsolete derivative of πείρω peírō (to "pierce"); through (as adverb or preposition), i.e. across:—beyond, farther (other) side, over.
STRONGS G4008:
πέραν Ionic and Epic πέρην, adv, from Homer down; the Sept. for עֵבֶר; beyond, on the other side;
a. τὸ πέραν, the region beyond, the opposite shore: Matthew 8:18, 28; Matthew 14:22; Matthew 16:5; Mark 4:35; Mark 5:21; Mark 6:45; Mark 8:13.
b. joined (like a preposition) with a genitive [Winer's Grammar, § 54, 6]: πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης, John 6:22, 25; πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, Matthew 4:15; Matthew 19:1; [Mark 10:1 L T Tr WH]; John 1:28; John 3:26; with verbs of going it marks direction toward a place [over, beyond] John 6:1, 17; John 10:40; John 18:1; of the place whence [Matthew 4:25]; Mark 3:8. τὸ πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης, Mark 5:1; [τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, Mark 10:1 R G]; τῆς λίμνης, Luke 13:22 (τοῦ ποταμοῦ, Xenophon, an. 3, 5, 2). [See Sophocles, Lexicon, under the word.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:15; 4:25; 8:18; 8:28; 14:22; 16:5; 19:1
Mark
3:8; 4:35; 5:1; 5:21; 6:45; 8:13; 10:1; 10:1
Luke
13:22
John
1:28; 3:26; 6:1; 6:17; 6:22; 6:25; 10:40; 18:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4008 matches the Greek πέραν (peran),
which occurs 13 times in 11 verses in 'Ezr' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:10 - and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnapper took captive and settled in the cities of Samaria and the remainder beyond the River[fn]—and so forth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:11 - (This is a copy of the letter that they sent him)
To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men of the region beyond the River, and so forth:[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:17 - The king sent an answer:
To Rehum the commander, to Shimshai the scribe, to the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and to the remainder beyond the River:
Peace, and so forth.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:3 - At the same time Tattenai the governor of the region beyond the River[fn] and Shethar-Boznai and their companions came to them and spoke thus to them: “Who has commanded you to build this temple and finish this wall?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:6 - This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai sent:
The governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, and his companions, the Persians who were in the region beyond the River, to Darius the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:6 - Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, and your companions the Persians who are beyond the River, keep yourselves far from there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:8 - Moreover I issue a decree as to what you shall do for the elders of these Jews, for the building of this house of God: Let the cost be paid at the king’s expense from taxes on the region beyond the River; this is to be given immediately to these men, so that they are not hindered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:13 - Then Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions diligently did according to what King Darius had sent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:21 - And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the region beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, let it be done diligently,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:25 - And you, Ezra, according to your God-given wisdom, set magistrates and judges who may judge all the people who are in the region beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach those who do not know them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:36 - And they delivered the king’s orders to the king’s satraps and the governors in the region beyond the River. So they gave support to the people and the house of God.
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