makran marks distance, whether someone is away from a house or a person is near to God's kingdom.

The attested uses mark spatial distance in scenes involving a father, a house, and an approaching person; Mark 12:34 applies the same distance language to a person's nearness to the kingdom of God.

1. Distance in a physical setting · dominant

   In Luke 15:20, the adverb occurs in the clause describing the son while he was still at a distance before his father saw him. In Luke 7:6, it occurs as Jesus is described in relation to the centurion's house; the APB renders the clauses "still far off" and "not far from the house."

   Luke 15:20Luke 7:6
2. Nearness in relation to God's kingdom · rare

   In Mark 12:34, the adverb occurs in Jesus' statement to the man who answered wisely, locating him in relation to "the kingdom of God." The APB renders the clause "You are not far from the kingdom of God."

   Mark 12:34

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the distance language as "far off," "not far from the house," and "not far from the kingdom of God." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall distance relation rather than isolate a fixed English equivalent.