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epi, "upon," and ekeina, "those," the word "parts" being understood, is used in Acts 7:43 .
"on the other side, across," is used with the definite article, signifying the regions "beyond," the opposite shore, Matthew 8:18 etc. With verbs of going it denotes direction towards and "beyond" a place, e.g., John 10:40 . It frequently indicates "beyond," of locality, without a verb of direction, Matthew 16:5; Mark 10:1 , RV; John 1:28; 3:26 . See FARTHER, SIDE.
Note: In 2 Corinthians 10:14 , the verb huperekteino, "to stretch overmuch," is so rendered in the RV, for AV, "... beyond our measure." In 2 Corinthians 10:16 the adverb huperekeina, "beyond," is used as a preposition.Copyright Statement
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Beyond'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/b/beyond.html. 1940.
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Beyond'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/b/beyond.html. 1940.
