πέραν
peran (G4008)
other side
AI Word Study
The Greek word πέραν (peran) is a term that refers to the "other side." It is used 23 times in the Bible, conveying a sense of something or someone being situated beyond or across from a particular point or location. This word can be used to describe physical spaces, such as the other side of a river or a mountain, as well as metaphorical or figurative spaces, like the other side of a moral or spiritual divide. The range of usage for πέραν is quite broad, encompassing various contexts such as geography, movement, and relationships. For example, it can describe a person passing from one side to the other, or a location existing on the opposite side of a boundary. This versatility allows πέραν to be used in a variety of situations, from literal descriptions of physical spaces to more abstract discussions of spiritual or emotional states. The significance of πέραν lies in its ability to convey a sense of transition, movement, and change. By describing something as being on the "other side," the word implies a shift from one state or location to another. This can be seen in biblical contexts where πέραν is used to describe spiritual transformations, such as moving from darkness to light or from sin to righteousness.
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“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,
Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.
When Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan.
from Jerusalem, from Idumaea, beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him.
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.”
When Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to him; and he was by the sea.
Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.
He left them, and again entering into the boat, departed to the other side.
He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them.
Now on one of those days, he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out.
These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”
After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias.
They entered into the boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
On the next day, the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except the one in which his disciples had embarked, and that Jesus hadn’t entered with his disciples into the boat, but his disciples had gone away alone.
When they found him on the other side of the sea, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”
He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and he stayed there.
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered.