Dictionary entry

πέραν

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

πέραν,

adv.,

[in LXX for עֵבֶר and cognate forms;]

on the other side, across (usually with the idea of water lying between);

(a) as in the older poets, as prep. c. gen.: τ. θαλάσσης, Jo 6:1, 17, 22, 25; τ. Ἰορδάνου, Mt 4:15(LXX), 2519:1, Mk 3:810:1, Jo 1:283:2610:40; τ. χειμάρρου τ. Κέδρων, Jo 18:1;

(b) τὸ π., the region beyond, the other side: Mt 8:18, 2814:2216:5, Mk 4:355:216:458:13; τ. θαλάσσης, Mk 5:1; τ. λίμνης, Lk 8:22.†