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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

END

qets, 'ephec, kalah; telos, sunteleo:

The end of anything is its termination, hence, also, final object or purpose.

It is the translation of several Hebrew and Greek words, chiefly in the Old Testament of qets (properly, "a cutting off") and other words from the same root (Genesis 6:13, "The end of all flesh is come before me"); 'acharith, "hinder part," is also frequently translated "end" (Deuteronomy 11:12 Psalm 37:37, 38, American Revised Version: "There is a happy end to the man of peace. The end of the wicked shall be cut off"; the English Revised Version "latter end" (Psalm 37:37), margin "reward" or "future posterity"; Psalm 73:17 Jeremiah 5:31); coph (from cuph "to come to an end") is several times translated "end" (2 Chronicles 20:16 Ecclesiastes 3:11; Ecclesiastes 7:2). "End" in the sense of purpose is the translation of lema`an, "to the intent" (Exodus 8:22, "to the end thou mayest know"), and of dibhrah (from dabhar, "to speak"); Ecclesiastes 7:14 "to the end that man should find nothing after him" (the Revised Version (British and American) "should not find out anything (that shall be) after him"). "Ends of the earth" is the translation of 'ephec, "extremities" (Deuteronomy 33:17 Psalm 22:27), also of kanaph, "wing" (Job 37:3; Job 38:13). Other words are netsah, "utmost" (Job 34:36), tequphah, "circuit," "revolution" (Exodus 34:22 2 Chronicles 24:23, the Revised Version, margin "revolution"), etc. The verb occurs almost invariably in the phrase "to make an end," as the translation of kalah, "to finish," "complete" (Genesis 17:3 Deuteronomy 20:9 Jeremiah 26:8, etc.); also of nalah, "to complete" (Isaiah 33:1), and shalam, "to finish" (Isaiah 38:12, 13).

In Daniel 9:24, the Iteb text has chatham, "to seal up" ("to complete or finish"), but the margin, followed by the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American), Driver and most moderns, has hathem, "to finish," "end," "complete," a difference of one letter, but practically none in the sense, "to bring to an end"; compare "to finish the transgression," which precedes.

In the New Testament the common word for "end" is telos "an end," "completion," "termination" (Matthew 10:22; Matthew 24:6 John 13:1, the Revised Version, margin "to the uttermost"; Romans 6:21, "The end of those things is death"; Romans 6:22, "the end eternal life; Romans 10:4, Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness"; Revelation 21:6; Revelation 22:13, etc.); ekbasis, "outgoing" (Hebrews 13:7, the Revised Version (British and American) "issue"); sunteleia, "full end," is used of "the end of the world" (Matthew 13:39 Hebrews 9:26); peras, "extremity," "the ends of the world" (Romans 10:18); akros, "a point, end" (Matthew 24:31, "from one end of heaven to the other"). End as purpose is the translation of eis to, "with a view to" (Acts 7:19 Romans 1:11; Romans 4:16 1 Thessalonians 3:13); of eis touto, "unto this" (John 18:37 Romans 14:9 2 Corinthians 2:9); of pros to, "toward this" (Luke 18:1). "To end" (verb) is pleroo, "to fill up" (Luke 7:1 Acts 19:21); once ginomai, "to become" (John 13:2, "supper being ended," which the Revised Version (British and American) corrects, giving, "during supper").

For "end" the Revised Version (British and American) has "uttermost part" (Joshua 15:8, etc.), "latter end" (Psalm 73:17; the English Revised Version Psalm 37:38 Proverbs 5:4); "issue" (Daniel 12:8, margin "latter end"; Hebrews 13:7); "side" (Ezekiel 41:12). Conversely, it has "end" for "uttermost part" (Joshua 15:5); for "side" (Deuteronomy 4:32); for "conclusion" (Ecclesiastes 12:13); for "an end" (Proverbs 23:18); "a reward," margin "sequel" or "future," Hebrew "latter end"; "final" (Hebrews 6:16); for "an end of" (Job 18:2), "snares for" (the American Standard Revised Version "hunt for"); for "at one end" (Jeremiah 51:31), "on every quarter"; for "until the day and night come to an end" (Job 26:10), "unto the confines of light and darkness"; for "have an end" (Luke 22:37), "hath fulfillment," margin, Greek "end"; for "to the end for" (1 Peter 1:13), "perfectly on"; "at the end of" for "in these last days" (Hebrews 1:2); "His end was nigh" for "He died" (Hebrews 11:22); "its own end," instead of "for himself" (Proverbs 16:4, margin "his own purpose"); "neither is there any end to" instead of "for thine iniquities are infinite" (Job 22:5); "to this end" for "therefore" (Mark 1:38 1 Timothy 4:10); for "for this cause," "to this end" (John 18:37 twice), "unto this end" (1 Peter 4:6); "to this end" for "for this purpose" (Acts 26:16 1 John 3:8); "to which end" for "wherefore" (2 Thessalonians 1:11); "to the end" is inserted in Genesis 18:19 bis, and several other passages.

For "ends of the earth" see ASTRONOMY, sec. III, 2.

W. L. Walker

END OF THE WORLD

See ESCHATOLOGY; WORLD, END OF THE.

WORLD, END OF THE

See ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT; HEAVENS, NEW.

Greek

5056. telos -- an end, a toll
... an end, a toll. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: telos Phonetic Spelling:
(tel'-os) Short Definition: an end, purpose, tax Definition: (a) an end ...
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5055. teleo -- to bring to an end, complete, fulfill
... to bring to an end, complete, fulfill. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: teleo
Phonetic Spelling: (tel-eh'-o) Short Definition: I end, accomplish, pay ...
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5053. teleutao -- to complete, to come to an end, hence to die
... to complete, to come to an end, hence to die. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
teleutao Phonetic Spelling: (tel-yoo-tah'-o) Short Definition: I end, finish ...
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5054. teleute -- a finishing, end, ie death
... a finishing, end, ie death. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: teleute
Phonetic Spelling: (tel-yoo-tay') Short Definition: end of life, death ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5054.htm - 6k

337. anaireo -- to take up, take away, make an end
... to take up, take away, make an end. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anaireo
Phonetic Spelling: (an-ahee-reh'-o) Short Definition: I take up, abolish ...
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5046. teleios -- having reached its end, ie complete, by ext. ...
... 5045, 5046. teleios. 5047 . having reached its end, ie complete, by ext. ... Word
Origin from telos Definition having reached its end, ie complete, by ext. ...
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658. apoteleo -- to bring to an end, complete
... to bring to an end, complete. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: apoteleo Phonetic
Spelling: (ap-ot-el-eh'-o) Short Definition: I complete, accomplish, form ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/658.htm - 6k

2954. Kupros -- Cyprus, an island at the east end of the ...
... Cyprus, an island at the east end of the Mediterranean Sea. Part of Speech: Noun,
Feminine Transliteration: Kupros Phonetic Spelling: (koo'-pros) Short ...
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5048. teleioo -- to bring to an end, to complete, perfect
... to bring to an end, to complete, perfect. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
teleioo Phonetic Spelling: (tel-io'-o) Short Definition: I complete, accomplish ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5048.htm - 9k

4930. sunteleia -- a joint payment (for public service), joint ...
... Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: sunteleia Phonetic Spelling:
(soon-tel'-i-ah) Short Definition: a completion, consummation, end Definition: a ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1584. gamar -- to end, come to an end, complete
... 1583, 1584. gamar. 1585 . to end, come to an end, complete. Transliteration:
gamar Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-mar') Short Definition: end. Word Origin a prim. ...
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3615. kalah -- to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished ...
... kalah. 3616 . to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent.
Transliteration: kalah Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-law') Short Definition: finished. ...
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319. acharith -- the after-part, end
... 318b, 319. acharith. 320 . the after-part, end. Transliteration: acharith
Phonetic Spelling: (akh-ar-eeth') Short Definition: end. ...
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7118. qetsath -- an end
... 7117, 7118. qetsath. 7119 . an end. Transliteration: qetsath Phonetic
Spelling: (kets-awth') Short Definition: end. Word Origin ...
/hebrew/7118.htm - 6k

7093. qets -- end
... 7092, 7093. qets. 7094 . end. Transliteration: qets Phonetic Spelling: (kates)
Short Definition: end. Word Origin from qatsats Definition ...
/hebrew/7093.htm - 6k

5490. soph -- an end
... 5489, 5490. soph. 5491 . an end. Transliteration: soph Phonetic Spelling:
(sofe) Short Definition: end. Word Origin from suph Definition ...
/hebrew/5490.htm - 6k

7117. qetsath -- an end
... 7116, 7117. qetsath. 7118 . an end. Transliteration: qetsath Phonetic
Spelling: (kets-awth') Short Definition: end. Word Origin ...
/hebrew/7117.htm - 6k

5491. soph -- an end
... 5490, 5491. soph. 5492 . an end. Transliteration: soph Phonetic Spelling:
(sofe) Short Definition: end. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding ...
/hebrew/5491.htm - 6k

5486. suph -- to come to an end, cease
... 5485, 5486. suph. 5487 . to come to an end, cease. Transliteration: suph Phonetic
Spelling: (soof) Short Definition: end. Word Origin a prim. ...
/hebrew/5486.htm - 6k

656. aphes -- to cease, fail, come to an end
... to cease, fail, come to an end. Transliteration: aphes Phonetic Spelling: (aw-face')
Short Definition: cease. ... be clean gone at an end, brought to nothing, fail. ...
/hebrew/656.htm - 6k

Library

The End
... THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS THE END. '1. And it ... and abrogated. The end came
back to the beginning, and the cradle was the coffin. Away ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the end.htm

The End.
The Heart-Cry of Jesus. <. The Heart-Cry of Jesus Byron J. Rees. THE END. [
Prev] [Top] [Next ]. The Heart-Cry of Jesus Christian Bookshelf. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/rees/the heart-cry of jesus/the end.htm

The End.
... <. Christian Singers of Germany Catherine Winkworth. THE END. LONDON: R.
CLAY, SONS, AND TAYLOR, PRINTERS. [ Prev] [Top] [Next ]. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/winkworth/christian singers of germany/the end.htm

Whether the End of the Government of the World is Something ...
... TREATISE ON THE CONSERVATION AND GOVERNMENT OF CREATURES (QQ -119)OF THE GOVERNMENT
OF THINGS IN GENERAL (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether the end of the government of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the end of the.htm

At the Other End.
... Prayer At the Other End. ... I rise better for both. But is that all? Does anything happen
at the other end? Does my prayer do anything in Hang-chow? ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/at the other end.htm

Enduring to the End
... Enduring to the End. A Sermon (No.554). ... CH SPURGEON,. At the Metropolitan Tabernacle,
Newington. "He that endureth to the end shall be saved.""Matthew 10:22. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 10 1864/enduring to the end.htm

The End of Self-Will
... THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL THE END OF SELF-WILL. 'Now the Philistines fought
against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the end of self-will.htm

The End of Theology
... THE END OF THEOLOGY. We have been engaged in viewing the Author,: let us
now advert to the End. This is the more eminent and divine ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/the end of theology.htm

The End of the War
... THE BOOK OF JOSHUA THE END OF THE WAR. 'And the Lord gave ... victorious army.
The seven years of fighting had come to an end. The swords ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the end of the war.htm

'The End of the Lord'
... THE BOOK OF JOB 'THE END OF THE LORD'. 'Then ... gospel. The end of the whole matter
is Job's retractation of his words and his repentance. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the end of the lord.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

In Hebrews 13:7, is the rendering of the unusual Greek word ekbasin, meaning "outcome", i.e., death. It occurs only elsewhere in 1 Corinthians 10:13, where it is rendered "escape."

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; the concluding part; termination; close; limit; as, the end of a field, line, pole, road; the end of a year, of a discourse; put an end to pain; -- opposed to beginning, when used of anything having a first part.

2. (n.) Point beyond which no procession can be made; conclusion; issue; result, whether successful or otherwise; conclusive event; consequence.

3. (n.) Termination of being; death; destruction; extermination; also, cause of death or destruction.

4. (n.) The object aimed at in any effort considered as the close and effect of exertion; purpose; intention; aim; as, to labor for private or public ends.

5. (n.) That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap; as, odds and ends.

6. (n.) One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.

7. (v. t.) To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a speech.

8. (v. t.) To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the word back.

9. (v. t.) To destroy; to put to death.

10. (v. i.) To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends; winter ends.

Thesaurus

End (3706 Occurrences)
... considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in
general; the concluding part; termination; close; limit; as, the end of a ...
/e/end.htm - 17k

Siddim (3 Occurrences)
... Valley of the broad plains, "which is the salt sea" (Genesis 14:3, 8, 10), between
Engedi and the cities of the plain, at the south end of the Dead Sea. ...
/s/siddim.htm - 14k

Zoar (12 Occurrences)
... said to be a city of Moab. The traditional location of the place is at the
south end of the Dead Sea. Josephus says (BJ, IV, viii, 4 ...
/z/zoar.htm - 14k

Vale (20 Occurrences)
... According to the traditional view, the Vale of Siddim was at the southern
end of the Dead Sea. But in recent years a number of eminent ...
/v/vale.htm - 29k

Alpha (3 Occurrences)
... fa, o'-me-ga, o-me'-ga (Alpha and Omega = A and O): The first and last letters of
the Greek alphabet, hence, symbolically, "beginning and end"; in Revelation ...
/a/alpha.htm - 9k

Cherub (21 Occurrences)
... They were placed one at each end of the mercy-seat, with wings stretched upward,
and their faces "toward each other and toward the mercy-seat." They were ...
/c/cherub.htm - 18k

Start (50 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Luke 14:29 For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with
it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him, (BBE). ...
/s/start.htm - 23k

Chasten (16 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 30:11 For with thee 'am' I, An affirmation of Jehovah -- to save thee,
For I make an end of all the nations Whither I have scattered thee, Only, of ...
/c/chasten.htm - 11k

Correct (14 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 30:11 For I am with you, says Yahweh, to save you: for I will make a full
end of all the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not make a ...
/c/correct.htm - 11k

Amen (74 Occurrences)
... It is found singly and sometimes doubly at the end of prayers (Psalm 41:13; 72:19;
89:52), to confirm the words and invoke the fulfilment of them. ...
/a/amen.htm - 32k

Bible Concordance

End (3706 Occurrences)

End occurs 3706 times in 12 translations.

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