Strong’s G2079 · Greek

ἐσχάτως
eschátōs

Definition

finally, i.e. (with G2192 (ἔχω)) at the extremity of life

Etymology

adverb from G2078 (ἔσχατος);

Where the KJV renders it

  • point of death

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

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