Strong’s G2078 · Greek
ἔσχατος
éschatos
Definition
farthest, final (of place or time)
Etymology
a superlative probably from G2192 (ἔχω) (in the sense of contiguity);
Where the KJV renders it
- ends of
- last
- latter end
- lowest
- uttermost
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.
What the first audience heard
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