Peras πέρας
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| πέρας | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | peras |
| Strong's number | G4009 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | end |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Peras (Greek πέρας, Strong's G4009) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “end”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πέρας, -ατος, τό
(πέρα, beyond), [in LXX chiefly for קֵץ, קָצָה and cognate forms ;]
an end, limit, boundary;
(a) of space: chiefly in pl., τὰ π. τ. γῆς, Mat.12:42, Luk.11:31; τ. οἰκουμένης, Rom.10:18 (LXX);
(b) (opposite to ἀρχή) the end: with genitive, ἀντιλογίας, Heb.6:10.†
(AS)
(πέρα, beyond), [in LXX chiefly for קֵץ, קָצָה and cognate forms ;]
an end, limit, boundary;
(a) of space: chiefly in pl., τὰ π. τ. γῆς, Mat.12:42, Luk.11:31; τ. οἰκουμένης, Rom.10:18 (LXX);
(b) (opposite to ἀρχή) the end: with genitive, ἀντιλογίας, Heb.6:10.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | uttermost parts (1), utmost parts (1), ends (1), end (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ends (3), end (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Peras, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 12:42The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
Luke
- Luke 11:31The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
Romans
- Romans 10:18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.But I ask, did they not hear? Indeed they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”
Hebrews
- Hebrews 6:16For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).