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Strong's G2078 · Greek

ἔσχατος

eschatos · es'-khat-os

a superlative probably from 2192 (in the sense of contiguity); farthest, final (of place or time)


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἔσχατος (G2078)

52 ἔσχατος , -η, -ον [in LXX chiefly for אַחֲרִית אַחֲרוֹן ;] last, utmost, extreme ; of place: of the lowest or least honoured place, Lk 14:9 , 10 ; τ. ἔσχατον , c. gen. part., Ac 1:8 13:47 ; of time: Mt 20:12 , 14 , Mk 12:6 , 22 , opp. to πρῶτος , Mt 20:8 , I Co 15:45 , Re 2:19 , al.; τὰ ἔ. καὶ τ. πρῶτα , Mt 12:45 , Lk 11:26 , II Pe 2:20 ; of the Eternal, ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔ. , Re 1:17 2:8 22:13 ; in phrases relating to the Messianic age and the consummation of the Kingdom of God: ἐπ’ ἐσχάτου ( -ων ) τ. ἡμερῶν , He 1:2 , II Pe 3:3 ; τ. χρόνων , I Pe 1:20 ; ἔ. ὥρα , I Jo 2:18 ; ἐπ’ ἐ. χόνου , Ju 18 ; ἐν ἐ. ἡμέραις , Ac 2:17 , Ja 5:3 , II Ti 3:1 ; neut., ἔσχατον , as adv., Mk 12:22 , I Co 15:8 ; of rank: Mk 9:35 , I Co 4:9

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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