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ἔσχατος

Farthest, final (of place or time)

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ἔσχατος G2078

Pronunciation éschatos

What does ἔσχατος (éschatos) mean in the Bible?

ἔσχατος (éschatos) is a Greek word meaning "farthest, final (of place or time)". ἔσχατος, -η, -ον [in LXX chiefly for אַחֲרִית אַחֲרוֹן ;] last, utmost, extreme; __(a) of place: of the lowest or least honoured place, Luk.

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Meaning

farthest, final (of place or time)

Extended definition

last, utmost, extreme;

aof place: of the lowest or least honoured place, Luk.14:9-10; τ. ἔσχατον, with genitive part., Act.1:8 13:47;

bof time: Mat.20:12, 14, Mrk.12:6, 22, opposite to πρῶτος, Mat.20:8, 1Co.15:45, Rev.2:19, al.; τὰ ἔ. καὶ T. πρῶτα, Mat.12:45, Luk.11:26, 2Pe.2:20; of the Eternal, ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔ., Rev.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, Heb.1:2, 2Pe.3:3; τ. χρόνων, 1Pe.1:20; ἔ. ὥρα, 1Jn.2:18; ἐπ᾽ ἐ. χόνου, Ju 18; ἐν ἐ. ἡμέραις, Act.2:17, Jas.5:3, 2Ti.3:1; neut., ἔσχατον, as adv., Mrk.12:22, 1Co.15:8; __(with) of rank: Mrk.9:35, 1Co.4:9

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Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 19:30 · Matt 20:12 · Matt 20:16 · Mark 10:31 · Luke 13:30 9×

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Mark 9:35 · 1 Cor 15:26 · 1 Cor 15:45 · Rev 1:17 · Rev 2:8 · Rev 22:13 6×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 12:45 · Luke 11:26 · 2 Pet 2:20 3×

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 27:64 · 1 John 2:18 3×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 1:8 · Acts 13:47 · Heb 1:2 3×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine 1 Pet 1:20 · Jude 1:18 2×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine 2 Pet 3:3 · Rev 21:9 2×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 20:8 1×

Dative · Singular · Feminine John 6:39 · John 6:40 · John 6:44 · John 6:54 · John 7:37 · John 11:24 · John 12:48 · 1 Cor 15:52 8×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 2:17 · 2 Tim 3:1 · Jas 5:3 3×

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 15 — Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Luke 13 — Repentance, Kingdom Reversal, and the Urgent Narrow Door Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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