Strong's Lexicon
G2079
G2079 — ἐσχάτως
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2079 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐσχάτως |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | adverb from G2078 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | eschatos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | es-khat'-oce |
| Meaning: | 1. finally {(with G2192) at the extremity of life} |
| KJV Renderings: | point of death |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐσχάτως, adverb, extremely (Xenophon, an. 2, 6, 1; Aristotle, others); ἐσχάτως ἔχειν (in extremis esse), to be in the last gasp, at the point of death: Mar 5:23. Diodorus excerpt Vales. p. 242 (i. e. from l. 10 § 2, 4 Dindorf); Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 3, 60. The phrase is censured by the Atticists; cf. Fischer, De vitiis lexamples etc., p. 704f; Lob. ad Phryn., p. 389; Fritzsche on Mark, p. 178f; (Winer’s 26).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐσχάτωσ (point of death)
Mark 5:23
- KJV: And besought him greatly saying My little daughter lieth at the point of death come and lay thy hands on her that she may be healed and she shall live
- GK: και παρεκάλει αυτόν πολλά λέγων ότι το θυγάτριόν μου εσχάτως έχει ίνα ελθών επιθής αυτή τας χείρας όπως σωθή και ζήσεται