Bible Dictionary
BESIDE
To be near or beside; the word may also describe amazement, a visionary state, or being outside one's usual condition. It can additionally mean something extra or beyond what has been mentioned.
Definition
Beside means near or close to. The related usage may also describe amazement, a visionary or unusual mental state, or something additional and beyond what has been mentioned.
Biblical Usage
Scripture uses the term for nearness, amazement, being outside one’s ordinary condition, and being rapt in vision. “Besides” can also mean in addition to or over and above what is possessed or stated.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>be-sid': Near to, or close to (Ps 23:2). It is often used to refer to the mental state, to the derangement of the mind (existemi, Mr 3:21; Ac 26:24 the King James Version). Or it may refer to the condition of being out of the ordinary course of the life. A life consecrated to God and spent in the interest of humanity is so designated (2Co 5:13). It has the sense also of a state of being out of one's usual mind, but not of mental derangement, occasioned by something that causes amazement or ast onishment (Mr 5:42). Or it may refer to a state in which one is not conscious of present conditions, but is rapt in vision (Ac 10:10).</p><p>Besides is used in the sense of in addition to or that which is over and above what has been said or is possessed (Lu 16:26; see the American Revised Version, margin "in"; Philemon 1:19).</p><p>Jacob W. Kapp</p>