πέρας
peras · end, limit
Greek word · Strong’s number G4009 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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peras (πέρας) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “end, limit”.
The farthest boundary; also an end to something.
How to say it
pe·ras
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The farthest reaches of the earth.
- What settles a dispute.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- ends ×3
- end ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 12:42
The queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, something greater than Solomon is here.
- Luke 11:31
The queen of the South will be raised at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and look, something greater than Solomon is here.
- Romans 10:18
But I say: It is not that they did not hear, is it? On the contrary: Into all the earth their voice has gone out, and to the ends of the inhabited world their words.
- Hebrews 6:16
For human beings swear by someone greater, and for them the oath is an end of every dispute, for confirmation.