Péras — G4009

Definition

neuter noun

an extremity

1. of a portion of space ("boundary, frontier)
2. of a thing extending through a period of time (termination)

Usually translated as

end, ut, most participle

Origin

from the same as G4008

• péran (G4008)

Occurrences

Péras occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Luke (1), Romans (1), Hebrews (1)

• Matthew 12:42 — The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts (περάτων) of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
• Luke 11:31 — The 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 (περάτων) of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
• Romans 10:18 — But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends (πέρατα) of the world.
• Hebrews 6:16 — For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end (πέρας) of all strife.