Strong's Lexicon eschatos: Last, final, utmost, extreme Original Word: ἔσχατος Word Origin: Derived from a superlative form of the Greek word ἔκ (ek), meaning "out of" or "from." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - אַחֲרִית (acharit) - Strong's Hebrew 319: Often translated as "end" or "latter days," referring to the future or final period. - קֵץ (qets) - Strong's Hebrew 7093: Meaning "end" or "extremity," used in eschatological contexts. Usage: The term "eschatos" is used in the New Testament to denote the last in a series, the final stage, or the utmost degree of something. It often refers to the end times or the final events in God's redemptive plan, commonly known as eschatology. It can also describe the last or least in terms of rank or importance. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "eschatos" would have been understood in both temporal and spatial terms, indicating the farthest point or the end of a sequence. In Jewish thought, the "last days" were anticipated as a time when God would fulfill His promises to Israel, bringing about a new era of righteousness and peace. The New Testament writers, particularly in the context of early Christian eschatology, used "eschatos" to describe the culmination of history with the return of Christ and the establishment of God's kingdom. HELPS Word-studies 2078 és NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain origin Definition last, extreme NASB Translation end (1), last (46), last of all (1), last man (1), last men (1), late (1), remotest part (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2078: ἔσχατοςἔσχατος, ἐσχάτῃ, ἔσχατον (from ἔχω, ἔσχον adhering, clinging close; (according to others (Curtius, § 583 b.) superlative from ἐξ, the outermost)), the Sept. for אַחֲרון, אַחֲרִית; (from Homer down); extreme, last in time or in place; 1. joined to nouns: τόπος, the last in a series of places (A. V. lowest), Luke 14:9f; in a temporal succession, the last: ἔσχατος ἐχθρός, that remains after the rest have been conquered, 1 Corinthians 15:26; κοδράντης, that remains when the rest have one after another been spent, Matthew 5:26; so λεπτόν, Luke 12:59; ἡ ἐσχάτῃ σάλπιγξ, the trumpet after which no other will sound, 1 Corinthians 15:52, cf. Meyer ad loc.; αἱ ἔσχαται πληγαί, Revelation 15:1; Revelation 21:9; ἡ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρα τῆς ἑορτῆς, John 7:37. When two are contrasted it is equivalent to the latter, opposed to ὁ πρῶτος the former (Deuteronomy 24:1-4): thus τά ἔργα (opposed to τῶν πρώτων), Revelation 2:19; ἡ πλάνη, Matthew 27:64 (where the meaning is, 'lest the latter deception, caused by the false story of his resurrection, do more harm than the former, which was about to produce belief in a false Messiah'); ὁ ἔσχατος Ἀδάμ, the latter Adam, i. e. the Messiah (see Ἀδάμ, 1), 1 Corinthians 15:45. ἡ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρα, the last day (of all days), denotes that with which the present age (הַזֶּה הָעולָם, see αἰών, 3) which precedes the times of the Messiah or the glorious return of Christ from heaven will be closed: John 6:39f, 44 ( 2. ὁ, ἡ, τό ἔσχατον absolutely or with the genitive, a. of time: οἱ ἔσχατοι, who had come to work last, Matthew 20:8, 12,(14); the meaning of the saying ἔσονται πρῶτοι ἔσχατοι καί ἔσχατοι πρῶτοι is not always the same: in Luke 13:30 it signifies, those who were last invited to enter the divine kingdom will be first to enter when the opportunity comes, i. e. they will be admitted forthwith, while others, and those too who were first among the invited, will be shut out then as coming too late; in Matthew 19:30; Matthew 20:16 it means, the same portion in the future kingdom of God will through his goodness be assigned to those invited last as to those invited first, although the latter may think they deserve something better; cf. Mark 10:31. ὁ πρῶτος καί ὁ ἔσχατος i. e. the eternal, Revelation 1:11 Rec., b. of space: τό ἔσχατον τῆς γῆς, the uttermost part, the end, of the earth, Acts 1:8; Acts 13:47. c. of rank, grade of worth, last i. e. lowest: Mark 9:35; John 8:9 Rec.; 1 Corinthians 4:9. A superlative probably from echo (in the sense of contiguity); farthest, final (of place or time) -- ends of, last, latter end, lowest, uttermost. see GREEK echo Englishman's Concordance Matthew 5:26 Adj-AMSGRK: ἀποδῷς τὸν ἔσχατον κοδράντην NAS: until you have paid up the last cent. KJV: thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. INT: you pay the last kodranten Matthew 12:45 Adj-NNP Matthew 19:30 Adj-NMP Matthew 19:30 Adj-NMP Matthew 20:8 Adj-GMP Matthew 20:12 Adj-NMP Matthew 20:14 Adj-DMS Matthew 20:16 Adj-NMP Matthew 20:16 Adj-NMP Matthew 27:64 Adj-NFS Mark 9:35 Adj-NMS Mark 10:31 Adj-NMP Mark 10:31 Adj-NMP Mark 12:6 Adj-AMS Mark 12:22 Adj-ANS Luke 11:26 Adj-NNP Luke 12:59 Adj-ANS Luke 13:30 Adj-NMP Luke 13:30 Adj-NMP Luke 14:9 Adj-AMS Luke 14:10 Adj-AMS John 6:39 Adj-DFS John 6:40 Adj-DFS John 6:44 Adj-DFS John 6:54 Adj-DFS Strong's Greek 2078 |
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