πέρας, -ατος, τό
(< πέρα, beyond), [in LXX chiefly for קֵץ, קָצֶה and cognate forms;]
an end, limit, boundary;
(a) of space: chiefly in pl., τὰ π. τ. γῆς, Mt 12:42, Lk 11:31; τ. οἰκουμένης, Ro 10:18(LXX);
(b) (opp. to ἀρχή) the end: c. gen., ἀντιλογίας, He 6:10.†