ἐσχατιά

ἐσχατιά, Ion. ἐσχᾰτ-ιή, ἡ, A. farthest part, edge, border, esp. of a place, Ep., Ion., Lyr., and sts. in Trag. (lyr.) ; νήσου ἐπʼ ἐσχατιῆς Od. 5.238 ; ἀγροῦ ἐπʼ ἐσχατιήν (v.l. -ῆς) on the edge of the land, 4.517, cf. 5.489 (v.l. -ῇς, -ῇ) ; simply ἐπʼ ἐσχατιῇ, -ῆς, on the edge or shore, 9.182,280 ; ἐπʼ 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 δʼ ἐσχατιὴν Φθίης Il. 9 484 ; ἐσχατιῇ alone, Od. 14.104 ; ἀνʼ 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. HG 2.4.4, etc.: in Attica, a boundary estate, i.e. one at the sea-side or the foot of the mountains (cf. AB 256), Aeschin. 1.97, D. 42.5, IG 22.1594 (iv B.C.), Alciphr. 3.34, cf. IG 12(5).872.82 (Tenos) : pl., ib.88. 3. of Time, ἀνʼ ἐσχατιάν at last, Pi. P. 11.56 : so dat., ἐσχατιῇ Nic. Th. 437. 4. in pl., = δύσεις, Arat. 574.