What does ἔσχατος · ἐχθρός mean in the Bible?
ἔσχατος · ἐχθρός is a Greek phrase meaning "last enemy".
Greek · G2078, G2190
ἔσχατος ἐχθρός
Farthest, final (of place or time) · enemy
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ἔσχατοςG2078farthest, final (of place or time)
Pronunciationéschatos
Open lexicon entry →ἐχθρόςG2190enemy
Pronunciationechthrós
Denotes personal hostility or enmity, not merely opposition; often used of Satan as humanity's spiritual adversary.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἔσχατος ἐχθρός (eschatos echthros) mean in the Bible?
ἔσχατος · ἐχθρός is a Greek phrase meaning "last enemy".
Full entry for ἔσχατος ἐχθρός (G2078, G2190) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2078, G2190?
G2078, G2190 is connected to 52 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. last enemy
Source Gloss
last enemy
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms52Case patternNominative (21)Number patternSingular (22)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 19:30 · Matt 20:12 · Matt 20:16 · Mark 10:31 · Luke 13:309×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMark 9:35 · 1 Cor 15:26 · 1 Cor 15:45 · Rev 1:17 · Rev 2:8 · Rev 22:136×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterMatt 12:45 · Luke 11:26 · 2 Pet 2:203×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 27:64 · 1 John 2:183×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterActs 1:8 · Acts 13:47 · Heb 1:23×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine1 Pet 1:20 · Jude 1:182×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine2 Pet 3:3 · Rev 21:92×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 20:81×
Dative · Singular · FeminineJohn 6:39 · John 6:40 · John 6:44 · John 6:54 · John 7:37 · John 11:24 · John 12:48 · 1 Cor 15:528×
Dative · Plural · FeminineActs 2:17 · 2 Tim 3:1 · Jas 5:33×
Word Origins
ἔσχατος ἐχθρός is built from this root: