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Koine Greek wordlink #4685

SR GNT Mat 8:30 μακράν (makran) ‘was and far from them a herd’ Strongs=31120 Lemma=makran
Word role=adverb
Year=31 AD TimeSeries=Gadarene_Demoniacs

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Other uses (9) of identical word form μακράν (D-···) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μακράν’ (D-···) is always and only glossed as ‘far’.

Yhn (Jhn) 21:8 ‘not for they were far from the land’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 21:8 word 13

OET-LV: 8 And the other apprentices/followers in _the little _boat came, because/for they _were not far from the land, but from about two _hundred cubits dragging the net with _the fishes. (JHN_21:8)

OET-RV: 8 The other apprentices followed in the little boat dragging the net behind them because they were only about 100m out from the shore. (JHN 21:8)

Mark 12:34 ‘said to him not far you are from the’ SR GNT Mark 12:34 word 13

OET-LV: 34 And the Yaʸsous having _seen him, that he _answered intelligently, said to _him: You _are not far from the kingdom of_ the _god. And no _one no _longer was _daring to _ask him. (MRK_12:34)

OET-RV: 34 When Yeshua saw that he’d given such a thoughtful answer, he said, “You’re very close to God’s kingdom!”
¶ After that, no one else dared to ask Yeshua any more questions. (MRK 12:34)

Luke 7:6 ‘and of him not far being_away from the’ SR GNT Luke 7:6 word 16

OET-LV: 6 And the Yaʸsous he _was _going with them. And already of _him being_ not far _away from the house, the centurion sent friends saying to _him: master, be_ not _being _troubled, because/for not worthy I _am that you _may _come _in under the roof of _me, (LUK_7:6)

OET-RV: 6 So Yeshua went with them but as they got closer to the house, the commander had sent some friends to tell him, “Master, don’t trouble yourself because I’m not worthy enough to have you enter my home (LUK 7:6)

Luke 15:20 ‘still but from him far being_away saw him’ SR GNT Luke 15:20 word 12

OET-LV: 20 And having _risen _up, he _came to the father of _himself. But still being_ far _away from _him, the father of _him saw him, and was _feeling _compassion, and having _run, embraced on the neck of _him and kissed him. (LUK_15:20)

OET-RV: 20 “So he got up and headed back to his father, but his father saw him coming from a distance and felt sorry for him. He ran and hugged his son and kissed him, (LUK 15:20)

Acts 2:39 ‘to all the ones at far as_many_as may call_to the master’ SR GNT Acts 2:39 word 16

OET-LV: 39 For/Because the promise is to _you _all, and to _the children of _you _all, and to _all the ones at far, as _many _as wishfully may _call _to the_master, the god of _us. (ACT_2:39)

OET-RV: 39 because that promise is to you all and your children and to their descendants—to anyone who will call out to our God Yahweh.” (ACT 2:39)

Acts 17:27 ‘also surely not far from one each’ SR GNT Acts 17:27 word 24

OET-LV: 27 to _be _seeking the god, if perhaps surely they _might _grope for _him and might _find him, also surely being not far from one each of _us. (ACT_17:27)

OET-RV: 27 He made them so that they would try to discover God, and if they did search for him they might find him as he’s not far from any one of us (ACT 17:27)

Acts 22:21 ‘I to pagans far will_be sending_away you’ SR GNT Acts 22:21 word 10

OET-LV: 21 And he _said to me: Be _going, because I will _be _sending_ you _away to far pagans. (ACT_22:21)

OET-RV: 21 Then the master told me, ‘Get going now because I’m sending you away to the non-Jews.’ ” (ACT 22:21)

Eph 2:13 ‘who once being far were become near by’ SR GNT Eph 2:13 word 10

OET-LV: 13 But right _now in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous, you _all who once being far, were _become near by the blood of _the chosen _one /messiah. (EPH_2:13)

OET-RV: 13 But now thanks to Yeshua the messiah, you all who were once far from God have become close by means of the messiah’s blood. (EPH 2:13)

Eph 2:17 ‘peace to you_all who were far and peace to the ones’ SR GNT Eph 2:17 word 7

OET-LV: 17 and having _come, he _good _message _preached: peace to _you _all who were far, and peace to _the ones near, (EPH_2:17)

OET-RV: 17 When the messiah came, he announced the good message: peace to you all who were far from God, and peace also to the ones who were near, (EPH 2:17)

Key: D=adverb