Last/least
ἔσχατοςStrong’s G2078eschatos
Appears in 49 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eschatos is the Greek word usually translated “last”, “uttermost part” and “latter”. It appears in 49 verses of the New Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “last”, “uttermost part” and “latter”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- last 51
- uttermost part 2
- latter 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 8
- John 8
- Revelation 7
- Luke 5
- 1 Corinthians 5
- Mark 4
14 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 3:3In contextKnowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
- Jude 1:18In contextHow that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
- Matthew 5:26Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
- Matthew 12:45Then 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 19:30But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.
- Matthew 20:8So 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.
All 49 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ἔσχατος eschatos · last/least
ἔσχατος, -η, -ον [in LXX chiefly for אַחֲרִית אַחֲרוֹן ;] last, utmost, extreme; (a) of place: of the lowest or least honoured place, Luk.14:9-10; τ. ἔσχατον, with genitive part., Act.1:8 13:47; (b) of time: Mat.20:12, 14, Mrk.12:6, 22, opposite to πρῶτος, Mat.20:8, 1Co.15:45, Rev.2:19, al.; τὰ ἔ. καὶ T. πρῶτα, Mat.12:45, Luk.11:26, 2Pe.2:20; of the Eternal, ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔ., Rev.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, Heb.1:2, 2Pe.3:3; τ. χρόνων, 1Pe.1:20; ἔ. ὥρα, 1Jn.2:18; ἐπ᾽ ἐ. χόνου, Ju 18; ἐν ἐ …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “last” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
L'AST, adjective
[See Late and Let.]
- That comes after all the others; the latest; applied to time; as the last hour of the day; the last day of the year.
- That follows all the others; that is behind all the others in place; hindmost; as, this was the last man that entered the church.
- Beyond which there is no more.
- Next before the present; as the last week; the last year.
All definitions and other forms of “last”
- Utmost.
- Lowest; meanest.“Gad, a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the last” Genesis 49:19
L'AST, adverb
- The last time; the time before the present.
- In conclusion; finally.
L'AST, verb intransitive
[See Let.]
- To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.
- To continue unimpaired; not to decay or perish.
- To hold out; to continue unconsumed.
L'AST, noun
[See Load.]
L'AST, noun
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.