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, Matthew 12:42, Luke 11:31; τ. οἰκουμένης, Romans 10:18 (LXX);
(b) (opposite to ἀρχή) the end: with genitive, ἀντιλογίας, Hebrews 6:10.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πέρας:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Matthew 12:42περάτων · endsThe 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 11:31περάτων · endsThe 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 10:18πέρατα · endsBut 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 6:16πέρας · to endMen swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.