last/least

Greek Adjective

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. ἡμέραις, Act.2:17, Jas.5:3, 2Ti.3:1; neut, ἔσχατον, as adv, Mrk.12:22, 1Co.15:8; (with) of rank: Mrk.9:35, 1Co.4:9 (AS)

last/least

Greek Adjective

ἔσχᾰτος, η, ον, also ος, ον [Refs 4th c.BC+(probably from ἐκ, ἐξ, perhaps eĝhzκατος (compare ἐχθός) like{ἔγ-κατα}): I) of Space, as always in [Refs 8th c.BC+], farthest, uttermost, extreme, θάλαμος ἔ. the hindmost chamber, [Refs 8th c.BC+]at the end of the lines, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔσχατοι ἀνδρῶν, of the Aethiopians, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τάξις ἐ. the farthest part of the army, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐξ ἐσχάτων ἐς ἔσχατα ἀπικέσθαι from end to end, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—in various senses, uppermost, ἐ. πυρά [Refs 5th c.BC+]; lowest, deepest, ἀΐδας [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; innermost, σάρκες [Refs 5th c.BC+]; last, hindmost, ἤλαυνε δ᾽ ἔ. [Refs]; ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάτῳ at the close of a document, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] I.2) of Degree, uttermost, highest, τὸ ἔ. κορυφοῦται βασιλεῦσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of misfortunes, sufferings, etc, utmost, last, worst, πόνος, ἀδικία, κίνδυνοι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δῆμος ἔ. extreme democracy, [Refs 4th c.BC+] I.2.b) substantive, τὸ ἔ, τὰ ἔ, the utmost, ἐς τὸ ἔ. κακοῦ ἀπιγμένοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ζημιοῦσθαι πᾶσι τοῖς ἐ, Latin extremis suppliciis, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔσχατ᾽ ἐσχάτων κακά worst of possible evils, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative οὔτε γὰρ τοῦ ἐσχάτου -ώτερον εἴη ἄν τι [Refs 4th c.BC+] falsa lectio in [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.3) of Persons, lowest, meanest, [Refs 1st c.BC+] i.e. the meanest of mankind,[Refs 5th c.BC+] it seems to mean the remotest of mankind, compare πρὸς ἐσχάτην Μυσῶν variant in [Refs 1st c.AD+] I.4) of Time, last, ἐς τὸ ἔ. to the end, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔ. πλόος, ναυτιλίαι, the end of it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐσχάτας ὑπὲρ ῥίζας over the last scion of the race, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔ. Ἑλλήνων, Ῥωμαίων, [Refs 1st c.AD+] as adverb, for the last time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; finally, best of all, [NT]; at the latest, ἔ. ἐν τρισὶ μησίν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; εἰς τὴν ἐσχάτην at the last, [LXX]; ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάτῳ[LXX] substantive ἐσχάτη, ἡ, end, οὐχ ἕξεις ἐ. καλήν [Refs 2nd c.AD+] I.5) in the Logic of [Refs 4th c.BC+] are the last or lowest species, [Refs]individuals, [Refs] I.5.b) ὁ ἔ. ὅρος the minor term of a syllogism, [Refs] I.5.c) last step in geometrical analysis or ultimate condition of action, τὸ ἔ. ἀρχὴ τῆς πράξεως [Refs] II) adverb -τως to the uttermost, exceedingly, πῦρ ἐ. καίει [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.b) -τως διακεῖσθαι to be at the last extremity, [NT+2nd c.BC+] II.2) so ἐς τὸ ἔ,=ἐσχάτως, [Refs 5th c.BC+]finally, in the end, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but, τὸ ἔ. what is worst of all, [Refs]

Greek

Adjective

farthest, final (of place or time); ends of, last, latter end, lowest, uttermost; a superlative probably from g2192 (ἔχω) (in the sense of contiguity)