What does ἔσχατος · πλάνη mean in the Bible?
ἔσχατος · πλάνη is a Greek phrase meaning "farthest, final (of place or time)".
Greek · G2078, G4106
ἐσχάτη πλάνη
Farthest, final (of place or time) · objectively, fraudulence; subjectively, a straying from orthodoxy or piety
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ἔσχατοςG2078farthest, final (of place or time)
Pronunciationéschatos
Open lexicon entry →πλάνηG4106objectively, fraudulence; subjectively, a straying from orthodoxy or piety
Pronunciationplánē
Deception or error that leads believers astray from moral and religious truth, emphasizing the misleading nature.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἐσχάτη πλάνη (eschate plane) mean in the Bible?
ἔσχατος · πλάνη is a Greek phrase meaning "farthest, final (of place or time)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2078, G4106?
G2078, G4106 is connected to 52 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. farthest, final (of place or time)
Source Gloss
farthest, final (of place or time)
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
ἐσχάτη πλάνη is built from this root: