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ἐπέκεινα
epekeina
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G:PREP Greek

beyond

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epekeina marks the destination as lying on the far side of Babylon in an exile announcement.

As a preposition in Acts 7:43, it marks exile as extending past Babylon to a destination farther beyond it.

Senses in use

  1. Preposition marking a destination past Babylon · dominant

    In Acts 7:43, the preposition occurs in the announcement that the people will be sent into exile; the APB renders the clause "I will send you into exile beyond Babylon."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 7:43, the APB presents the destination relation with "beyond Babylon." This reflects the clause rather than a direct token-by-token rendering.

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