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Strong's G4009 πέρας (peras)

Peras means “end” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4009 — mibtach (“confidence”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4009
Language Greek
Linked Usages 63
Books 19

Strong's G4009 Quick Answer

Strong's G4009 πέρας (peras) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. peras (per'-as) n. 1. an extremity [apparently of an obsolete derivative of peiro "to pierce"] It has 63 linked Bible usages across 19 books. Visible English usage signals include ends and end. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
peras (per'-as) n. 1. an extremity [apparently of an obsolete derivative of peiro "to pierce"]
Usage
63 linked usages
Books
19 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
ends and end

Meaning and Definition

peras (per'-as) n. 1. an extremity [apparently of an obsolete derivative of peiro "to pierce"] KJV: end, ut-(ter-)most participle See also: G4008

Original Word
πέρας
Transliteration
peras
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4009. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

end

Usage: 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, Mat.12:42, Luk.11:31; τ. οἰκουμένης, Rom.10:18 (LXX); __(b) (opposite to ἀρχή) the end: with genitive, ἀντιλογίας, Heb.6:10.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4009 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render peras, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's G4009 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, 1 Enoch, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 44 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4009 (πέρας) appears 62 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4009 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4009 in the New Testament

4 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 12:42 KJV

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 of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Luke 11:31 KJV

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 of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Romans 10:18 KJV

But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

Strong's G4009 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

44 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Job 28:3 Septuagint / Brenton

He has set a bound to darkness, And he searches out every limit: A stone is darkness, and the shadow of death.

Psalms 2:8 Septuagint / Brenton

Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, And the ends of the earth for thy possession.

Psalms 7:7 Septuagint / Brenton

Arise, O Lord, in thy wrath; Be exalted in the utmost boundaries of mine enemies: Awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which thou didst command.

Strong's G4009 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

9 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 9:17 Septuagint / Brenton

So their cause that held strange wives was brought to an end in the first day of the first month.

Tobit 13:13 Septuagint / Brenton

Rejoice and be glad for the children of the just: for they shall be gathered together, and shall bless the Lord of the just.

2 Maccabees 5:8 Septuagint / Brenton

In the end therefore he had an unhappy return, being accused before Aretas the king of the Arabians, fleeing from city to city, pursued of all men, hated as a forsaker of the laws, and being had in abomination as an open enemy of his country and countrymen, he was cast out into Egypt.

Strong's G4009 in 1 Enoch

6 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 1:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And all shall be smitten with fear And the Watchers shall quake, And great fear and trembling shall seize them unto the ends of the earth.

1 Enoch 18:5 Septuagint / Brenton

all the stars to their setting. I saw the winds on the earth carrying the clouds: I saw the paths

1 Enoch 19:3 Septuagint / Brenton

went astray shall become sirens.' And I, Enoch, alone saw the vision, the ends of all things: and no man shall see as I have seen.

Usage Excerpts

First 63 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4009.

Job 28:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has set a bound to darkness, And he searches out every limit: A stone is darkness, and the shadow of death.
Psalms 2:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, And the ends of the earth for thy possession.
Psalms 7:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Arise, O Lord, in thy wrath; Be exalted in the utmost boundaries of mine enemies: Awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which thou didst command.
Psalms 18:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their voice is gone out into all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world.
Psalms 21:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord: And all the kindred of the nations shall worship before him.
Psalms 38:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord, make me to know mine end, And the number of my days, what it is; That I may know what I lack.
Psalms 45:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Putting an end to wars as for the ends of the earth; He will crush the bow, and break in pieces the weapon, And burn the bucklers with fire.
Psalms 47:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
According to thy name, O God, So is also thy praise to the ends of the earth: Thy right hand is full of righteousness.
Psalms 58:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And for their cursing and falsehood shall utter destruction be denounced: They shall fall by the wrath of utter destruction, and shall not be; So shall they know that the God of Jacob is Lord of the ends of the earth. Pause.
Psalms 60:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
From the ends of the earth have I cried to thee, When my heart was in trouble: Thou liftedst me up on a rock, Thou didst guide me:
Psalms 64:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou art wonderful in righteousness. Hearken to us, O God our Savior; The hope of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are on the sea afar off:
Psalms 64:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The nations shall be troubled, and they that inhabit the ends of the earth shall be afraid of thy signs; Thou wilt cause the outgoings of morning and evening to rejoice.
Psalms 66:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let God bless us; And let all the ends of the earth fear him.
Psalms 71:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, And from the river to the ends of the earth.
Psalms 94:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the ends of the earth are in his hands; And the heights of the mountains are his.
Psalms 97:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has remembered his mercy to Jacob, And his truth to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Psalms 118:96 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have seen an end of all perfection; But thy commandment is very broad.
Psalms 144:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; And there is no end of his greatness.
Jeremiah 18:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation, or upon a kingdom, to cut them off, and to destroy them;
Jeremiah 18:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if I shall pronounce a decree upon a nation and kingdom, to rebuild and to plant it;
Jeremiah 28:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
dwelling on many waters, and amidst the abundance of her treasures; thine end is come verily into thy bowels.
Ezekiel 7:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord; An end is come to the land of Israel, the end is come on the four corners of the land.
Ezekiel 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The end is come
Ezekiel 7:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now the end is come to thee, and I will send judgment upon thee: and I will take vengeance on thy ways, and will recompense all thine abominations upon thee.
Ezekiel 7:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, the day of the Lord! although the rod has blossomed,
Ezekiel 21:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day, even an end, is come in a season of iniquity, thus saith the Lord;
Ezekiel 21:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
While thou art seeing vain visions, and while thou art prophesying falsehoods, to bring thyself upon the necks of ungodly transgressors, the day is come, even an end, in a season of iniquity.
Ezekiel 30:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the day of the Lord is nigh, a day of cloud; it shall be the end of the nations.
Daniel 4:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The tree grew large and strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its extent to the extremity of the whole earth:
Daniel 4:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
is thyself, O king; for thou art grown great and powerful, and thy greatness has increased and reached to heaven, and thy dominion to the ends of the earth.
Daniel 7:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance was changed: but I kept the matter in my heart.
Daniel 8:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he came and stood near where I stood: and when he came, I was struck with awe, and fell upon my face: but he said to me, Understand, son of man: for yet the vision is for an appointed time.
Daniel 8:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Behold, I make thee know the things that shall come to pass at the end of the wrath: for the vision is yet for an appointed time.
Daniel 11:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as for both the kings, their hearts are set upon mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper; for yet the end is for a fixed time.
Daniel 11:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And some of them that understand shall fall, to try them as with fire, and to test them, and that they may be manifested at the time of the end, for the matter is yet for a set time.
Daniel 11:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And at the end of the time he shall conflict with the king of the south: and the king of the north shall come against him with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and they shall enter into the land: and he shall break in pieces, and pass on:
Daniel 12:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was over the water of the river, When will be the end of the wonders which thou hast mentioned?
Daniel 12:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Go, Daniel: for the words are closed and sealed up to the time of the end.
Amos 8:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, What seest thou, Amos? And I said, A fowler’s basket. And the Lord said to me, The end is come upon my people Israel; I will not pass by them anymore.
Nahum 2:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They plundered the silver, they plundered the gold, and there was no end of their adorning; they were loaded with it upon all their pleasant vessels.
Nahum 3:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and of the mounting rider, and of the glittering sword, and of the gleaming arms, and of a multitude of slain, and of heavy falling: and there was no end to her nations, but they shall be weak in their bodies
Nahum 3:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ethiopia is her strength, and Egypt; and there was no limit of the flight of her enemies; and the Libyans became her helpers.
Habakkuk 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the vision is yet for a time, and it shall shoot forth at the end, and not in vain: though he should tarry, wait for him; for he will surely come, and will not tarry.
Zephaniah 3:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
From the boundaries of the rivers of Ethiopia will I receive my dispersed ones; they shall offer sacrifices to me.
Matthew 12:42 New Testament, KJV
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 of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Luke 11:31 New Testament, KJV
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 of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Romans 10:18 New Testament, KJV
But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
Hebrews 6:16 New Testament, KJV
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
1 Esdras 9:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So their cause that held strange wives was brought to an end in the first day of the first month.
Tobit 13:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Rejoice and be glad for the children of the just: for they shall be gathered together, and shall bless the Lord of the just.
2 Maccabees 5:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
In the end therefore he had an unhappy return, being accused before Aretas the king of the Arabians, fleeing from city to city, pursued of all men, hated as a forsaker of the laws, and being had in abomination as an open enemy of his country and countrymen, he was cast out into Egypt.
3 Maccabees 5:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The underlings appointed for the purpose went out about eventide and bound the hands of the miserable victims, and took other precautions for their security at night, thinking that the whole race would perish together.
Wisdom of Solomon 6:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear therefore, O ye kings, and understand; Learn, ye that be judges of the ends of the earth.
Wisdom of Solomon 8:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Wisdom reacheth from one end to another mightily; And sweetly doth she order all things.
Wisdom of Solomon 14:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the worshiping of idols not to be named Is the beginning, the cause, and the end, of all evil.
Wisdom of Solomon 18:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For then the blameless man made haste, and stood forth to defend them; And bringing the shield of his proper ministry, Even prayer, and the propitiation of incense, Set himself against the wrath, and so brought the calamity to an end, Declaring that he was thy servant.
Wisdom of Solomon 19:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the destiny, whereof they were worthy, drew them unto this end, And made them forget the things that had already happened, That they might fulfill the punishment which was wanting to their torments:
1 Enoch 1:5 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And all shall be smitten with fear And the Watchers shall quake, And great fear and trembling shall seize them unto the ends of the earth.
1 Enoch 18:5 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
all the stars to their setting. I saw the winds on the earth carrying the clouds: I saw the paths
1 Enoch 19:3 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
went astray shall become sirens.' And I, Enoch, alone saw the vision, the ends of all things: and no man shall see as I have seen.
1 Enoch 23:1 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
From thence I went to another place to the west of the ends of the earth. And I saw a burning
1 Enoch 31:2 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
them nectar, which is named sarara and galbanum. And beyond these mountains I saw another mountain to the east of the ends of the earth, whereon were aloe-trees, and all the trees were full
1 Enoch 101:6 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
perish therein. Are not the entire sea and all its waters, and all its movements, the work of the Most

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4009, grouped by book.

Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 17 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 6 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G4009 FAQ

What does peras (πέρας) mean?

Peras (Strong's G4009) is a Greek word most simply glossed "end". peras (per'-as) n. 1. an extremity [apparently of an obsolete derivative of peiro "to pierce"]

How many times is peras (πέρας) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 63 linked usages for Strong's G4009 across 19 books.

Where can I study peras (πέρας) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4009 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate peras (πέρας)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ends and end. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4009 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 44 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 9 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 6 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G4009, with linked reader references where each row is available.