πέραν

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare πέρᾱ (pérā, beyond).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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πέρᾱν (pérān)

  1. (with genitive, often with the associated idea of a body of water)
    1. on the other side, across
      1. (absolute) on the other side
      2. (with verbs of motion, followed by εἰς (eis)) over or across to
      3. (with the article)
    2. over against, opposite
    3. (less often) beyond
    4. right through

Descendants

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  • Greek: πέραν (péran)

References

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πέραν (péran).

Adverb

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πέραν (péran)

  1. beyond
  2. (obsolete) Alternative form of πέρα (péra)

Usage notes

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