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Original Word: ἔσχατος, η, ον Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: eschatos Phonetic Spelling: (es'-khat-os) Definition: last, extreme Usage: last, at the last, finally, till the end.
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔσχατον (éskhaton, “last thing”), from the neuter singular of ἔσχατος (éskhatos, “last”).
(US) IPA(key): /ˈɛs.kə.tɑn/, (UK) IPA(key): /-tɒn/eschaton (plural eschatons or eschata) 1. (Christianity, theology) The apocalypse; the arrival and the era of God’s reign immediately preceding the end of the world; a conception of or circumstance pertaining to this era. 1.1. 1953, F. W. Dillistone, “The Church and Time”, in Scottish Journal of Theology, volume 6, page 163: 1.1.1. Only in the esch...
Eschatology (/ ˌ ɛ s k ə ˈ t ɒ l ə dʒ i / ⓘ; from Ancient Greek ἔσχατος (éskhatos) 'last' and -logy) concerns expectations of the end of present age, human history, or the world itself. [1]
Eschaton definition: the final age and the consummation of history, including the Last Judgment and the defeat of evil, the eternal blessedness of the righteous, and, in some traditions, the creation of a new heaven and earth. See examples of ESCHATON used in a sentence.
Sep 28, 2017 · eschaton (n.)"divinely ordained climax of history," 1935, coined by Protestant theologian Charles Harold Dodd (1884-1973) from Greek eskhaton, neuter of eskhatos "last, furthest, uttermost" (see eschatology).
Englishman's Concordance. ἔσχατον (eschaton) — 7 Occurrences. Matthew 5:26 Adj-AMS. GRK: ἀποδῷς τὸν ἔσχατον κοδράντην. NAS: until you have paid up the last cent. KJV: thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. INT: you pay the last kodranten.
The Greek word for 'end' is "eschaton". When the Bible speaks of the 'end of the age' we shouldn't be too quick to assume that we know what this means.
