John 1:28:5John.1.28.W5TAB
πέραν
peran
“beyond”
- Transliteration
- PE-ran
- Extended
- PEH-rahn
- IPA
- /ˈpe.ran/
Meaning by language
- English
- beyond
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PE-ran
- sentence
TAU-ta en bê-tha-NI-a e-GE-ne-to PE-ran too i-or-DA-noo HO-poo ÊN ho i-o-AN-nês bap-TI-dzôn
Exegesis
The added phrase peran tou Iordanou {πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου | pé-ran tou Ior-dá-nou} narrows the setting by marking the other side of the river, giving the location a boundary-crossing sense.
In context — John 1:28
These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan , where John was baptizing.
About this coordinate
John 1:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 1:28, so the Greek word πέραν (peran) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.1.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.28.W5.S1) and character.