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.

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."

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.

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 ...
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7093. qets -- end
... << 7092, 7093. qets. 7094 >>. end. Transliteration: qets Phonetic Spelling: (kates)
Short Definition: end. Word Origin from qatsats Definition ...
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5490. soph -- an end
... << 5489, 5490. soph. 5491 >>. an end. Transliteration: soph Phonetic Spelling:
(sofe) Short Definition: end. Word Origin from suph Definition ...
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7117. qetsath -- an end
... << 7116, 7117. qetsath. 7118 >>. an end. Transliteration: qetsath Phonetic
Spelling: (kets-awth') Short Definition: end. Word Origin ...
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5491. soph -- an end
... << 5490, 5491. soph. 5492 >>. an end. Transliteration: soph Phonetic Spelling:
(sofe) Short Definition: end. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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