Strong's Lexicon

G2079

G2079 — ἐσχάτως

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekeschatosadverbOccurrences: 1

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

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

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
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