ἐπέκεινα
epekeina
G1900
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
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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.