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ἔσχατος

eschatoslast/leastHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdjective53 occurrences14 books48 verses

Definition

ἔσχατος, -η, -ον

[in LXX chiefly for אַחֲרִית אַחֲרוֹן ;]

last, utmost, extreme;

(a) of place: of the lowest or least honoured place, Luke 14:9-10; τ. ἔσχατον, with genitive part., Acts 1:8; 13:47;

(b) of time: Matthew 20:12, 14, Mark 12:6, 22, opposite to πρῶτος, Matthew 20:8, 1 Corinthians 15:45, Revelation 2:19, al.; τὰ ἔ. καὶ T. πρῶτα, Matthew 12:45, Luke 11:26, 2 Peter 2:20; of the Eternal, ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔ., Revelation 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, Hebrews 1:2, 2 Peter 3:3; τ. χρόνων, 1 Peter 1:20; ἔ. ὥρα, 1 John 2:18; ἐπ᾽ ἐ. χόνου, Jude 18; ἐν ἐ. ἡμέραις, Acts 2:17, James 5:3, 2 Timothy 3:1; neut., ἔσχατον, as adv., Mark 12:22, 1 Corinthians 15:8;

(with) of rank: Mark 9:35, 1 Corinthians 4:9

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἔσχατος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

53 total
  1. Revelation 15:1ἐσχάτας · final
    Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
  2. Revelation 21:9ἐσχάτων · final
    Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
  3. Revelation 22:13ἔσχατος · Last
    I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”