Lexical Definition
πέρας péras (per'-as) end G:N-N
from the same as πέραν
end, ut-(ter-)most participle
- an extremity
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| περάτων | ends | LXX.Ps.46.9 • LXX.Ps.59.13 • LXX.Ps.61.2 • LXX.Ps.65.5 • LXX.Ps.72.8 • Matt.12.42 • Luke.11.31 |
| limits | LXX.Zeph.3.10 | |
| πέρατι | end | LXX.Dan.11.40 |
| πέρατα | at ends | LXX.Ps.22.27 |
| ends | LXX.Ps.2.8 • LXX.Ps.19.4 • LXX.Ps.48.10 • LXX.Ps.65.8 • LXX.Ps.67.7 • LXX.Ps.95.4 • LXX.Ps.98.3 • LXX.Dan.4.11 • LXX.Dan.4.22 • Rom.10.18 | |
| πέρασι | limits | LXX.Ps.7.6 |
| πέρασ | At end | LXX.Jer.18.7 • LXX.Jer.18.9 |
| an end | LXX.Ezek.21.25 | |
| end | LXX.Ps.119.96 • LXX.Ps.145.3 • LXX.Ezek.7.2 • LXX.Ezek.7.2 • LXX.Ezek.7.3 • LXX.Ezek.7.3 • LXX.Ezek.7.6 • LXX.Ezek.7.6 • LXX.Ezek.21.29 • LXX.Dan.7.28 • LXX.Dan.8.17 • LXX.Dan.8.19 • LXX.Dan.11.27 • LXX.Dan.12.6 • LXX.Dan.12.9 • LXX.Amos.8.2 • LXX.Hab.2.3 | |
| finally | Heb.6.16 | |
| limit | LXX.Job.28.3 • LXX.Nah.2.9 • LXX.Nah.3.3 • LXX.Nah.3.9 | |
| my limit | LXX.Ps.39.4 | |
| of end | LXX.Dan.11.35 | |
| our end | LXX.Lam.4.18 | |
| your limit | LXX.Jer.51.13 | |
| πέραν | end | LXX.Jer.22.20 |
Abbott-Smith
πέρας, -ατος, τό (< πέρα, beyond), [in LXX chiefly for קֵץ, קָצֶה and cognate forms;]
an end, limit, boundary;
(a) of space: chiefly in pl., τὰ π. τ. γῆς, Mt 12:42, Lk 11:31; τ. οἰκουμένης, Ro 10:18(LXX);
(b) (opp. to ἀρχή) the end: c. gen., ἀντιλογίας, He 6:10.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 12:42 |
| Luke | 11:31 |
| Romans | 10:18 |
| Hebrews | 6:10 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πέρας,
Epic dialect πεῖραρ (which see), ᾰτος, τό, end, limit, boundary,
__I in local sense, ἐκ περάτων γᾶς [Refs 7th c.BC+]; τὸ π. tip, τοῦ αἰδοίου [Refs 4th c.BC+]; [τῆς ῥινός] [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τισὶ τὰ π. ἀλγέει the extremities, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__IIgenerally, limit, either opposed to ἀρχή, [Refs 4th c.BC+], or including it, τελευτή γε καὶ ἀρχὴ π. ἑκάστου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἔχειν, ={περαίνεσθαι}, come to an end, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπιθεῖναι τῇ γενέσει π. [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 perfection of a thing, τὸ π. τῆς μαγειρικῆς.. εὑρηκέναι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.2.b Philos., τὸ τῶν ἀγαθῶν π., τὰ π. τῆς ἡδονῆς, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 end, object, εὐχῆς, ἐλπίδος, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.4 Philos., that which limits or has limits, opposed to τὸ ἄπειρον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III final decision, [οἱ] τὸ π. ἔχοντες τῶν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἁπάντων δικαίων the supreme court, from which there is no appeal, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__IV πέρας as adverb, at length, at last, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but also, τὸ π. 'to cut a long story short', [Refs 4th c.BC+]. [In Aeolic dialect the first syllable is short in [Refs 7th c.BC+]