ἐσχατιά

English (LSJ)

Ion. ἐσχᾰτ-ιή, ἡ,

   A farthest part, edge, border, esp. of a place, Ep., Ion., Lyr., and sts. in Trag. (lyr.) ; νήσου ἐπ' ἐσχατιῆς Od.5.238 ; ἀγροῦ ἐπ' ἐσχατιήν (v.l. -ῆς) on the edge of the land, 4.517, cf. 5.489 (v.l. -ῇς, -ῇ) ; simply ἐπ' ἐσχατιῇ, -ῆς, on the edge or shore, 9.182,280 ; ἐπ' ἐσχατιῇ λιμένος at the mouth of the harbour, 2.391 ; ἐσχατιῇ πολέμοιο on the skirts of battle (i.e. farthest parts of the field), Il.11.524, cf. 20.328 ; ἐσχατιῇ round the edge [of the funeral pile], 23.242 ; ἐσχατιαῖς, for ἐν ἐ., on the outskirts, S.Ph.144 (anap.) ; also, of parts of the body, καρδίης ἡ ἐ. Hp.Cord.4 ; γένυος Arat.57 : metaph., the extremity, highest point, ὄλβου πρὸς ἐσχατιαῖς (v.l. -ιάς) Pi.I.6(5).12 ; πρὸς ἐσχατιὰν ἀρεταῖσιν ἱκάνων Id.O.3.43 ; τὸ μηδαμῶς ὂν ἐ. τῆς πρώτης αἰτίας Dam.Pr.441 ; μέχρι τῶν ἐ. Ph.1.685.    2 border of a country, ἐσχατιῇ Γόρτυνος Od.3.294 ; ναῖον δ' ἐσχατιὴν Φθίης Il.9 484 ; ἐσχατιῇ alone, Od.14.104 ; ἀν' ἐσχατιήν Archil.89.4 : pl., αἱ ἐ. τῆς οἰκεομένης the extremities of the world, Hdt.3.106 ; also, borders, frontierland, τῆς Αἰτωλίδος Id.6.127 : abs., Id.3.115,116, X.HG2.4.4, etc.: in Attica, a boundary estate, i.e. one at the sea-side or the foot of the mountains (cf. AB256), Aeschin.1.97, D.42.5, IG22.1594 (iv B.C.), Alciphr.3.34, cf. IG12(5).872.82 (Tenos) : pl., ib.88.    3 of Time, ἀν' ἐσχατιάν at last, Pi.P.11.56 : so dat., ἐσχατιῇ Nic.Th.437.    4 in pl., = δύσεις, Arat.574.