ἐσχάτῃ

eschate

last

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

G2078

John 12:48 · Word #23

Lexicon G2078

Lemmaἔσχατος
Transliterationéschatos
Strong'sG2078
In-contextlast
Literallast-final

Morphology DET DAT F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech DET — Determiner — Specifies a noun
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἔσχατος
Strong'sG2078

SIBI-P1 G2078-04

the farthest/final (feminine singular); to/for/in the farthest/final (feminine singular)

Rootἔσχατος (eschatos)
Core Meaningslast, farthest, final, uttermost, extreme
Semantic Rangelast in time, final stage, farthest in space, extreme limit, lowest rank, ultimate conclusion
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical usage, ἔσχατος often marks eschatological fulfillment ("the last day," "the last hour"), spatial extremity ("ends of the earth"), or reversal of status ("the last shall be first"), highlighting themes of completion, consummation, and divine reordering.
Morphological NotesAdjective, superlative form; either nominative feminine singular (NFS) or dative feminine singular (DFS), agreeing with a feminine singular noun in case, number, and gender.
Rendering Rationaleἔσχατος is a superlative adjective meaning "farthest" or "final." The nominative feminine singular form (ἐσχάτη) is rendered "the farthest/final (feminine singular)" to reflect its adjectival agreement, while the dative feminine singular form (ἐσχάτῃ) is rendered "to/for/in the farthest/final (feminine singular)" to preserve the dative case’s relational force.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ἔσχατος (last, farthest, final, uttermost, extreme)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2078-01 eschata the farthest things (the last things)
G2078-02 eschatais in the farthest (feminine plural)
G2078-03 eschatas the farthest (feminine) things

Word Usage (50 occurrences of G2078)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 5:26 ἔσχατον eschaton
Matthew 12:45 ἔσχατα eschata
Matthew 19:30 ἔσχατοι eschatoi