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ἔσχατος G2078

G2078 is the Greek word ἔσχατος, transliterated éschatos. The King James Version most often renders it last.

Word: ἔσχατοςTransliteration: éschatosLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 47 verses

What it means

farthest, final (of place or time).

Where it comes from

a superlative probably from G2192 (ἔχω) (in the sense of contiguity).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 51 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

last 44×lowest 2×uttermost 1×very last 1×uttermost part 1×ends 1×latter end 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: ends of, last, latter end, lowest, uttermost.

Verses using ἔσχατος

The first 40 of 47 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 5:26 · KJV

Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

Matthew 12:45 · KJV

Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

Matthew 19:30 · KJV

But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

Matthew 20:8 · KJV

So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

Matthew 20:12 · KJV

Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.

Matthew 20:14 · KJV

Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.

Matthew 20:16 · KJV

So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Matthew 27:64 · KJV

Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

Mark 9:35 · KJV

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

Mark 10:31 · KJV

But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

Mark 12:6 · KJV

Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

Mark 12:22 · KJV

And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.

Luke 11:26 · KJV

Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

Luke 12:59 · KJV

I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

Luke 13:30 · KJV

And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

Luke 14:9 · KJV

And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

Luke 14:10 · KJV

But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

John 6:39 · KJV

And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

John 6:40 · KJV

And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:44 · KJV

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:54 · KJV

Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 7:37 · KJV

In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

John 8:9 · KJV

And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

John 11:24 · KJV

Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

John 12:48 · KJV

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

Acts 1:8 · KJV

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Acts 2:17 · KJV

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

Acts 13:47 · KJV

For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

1 Corinthians 4:9 · KJV

For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

1 Corinthians 15:8 · KJV

And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

1 Corinthians 15:26 · KJV

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

1 Corinthians 15:45 · KJV

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

1 Corinthians 15:52 · KJV

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

2 Timothy 3:1 · KJV

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

Hebrews 1:2 · KJV

Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

James 5:3 · KJV

Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

1 Peter 1:5 · KJV

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 1:20 · KJV

Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

2 Peter 2:20 · KJV

For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

2 Peter 3:3 · KJV

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

Common questions

What does Strong's G2078 mean?

G2078 is the Greek word ἔσχατος (éschatos), meaning farthest, final (of place or time).

How is G2078 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it last (44 times), lowest (2 times), uttermost (1 time), very last (1 time), uttermost part (1 time), among others.

How many times does G2078 appear in the Bible?

ἔσχατος (éschatos) is tagged in 47 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G2078 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a superlative probably from G2192 (ἔχω) (in the sense of contiguity).

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