ἐσχᾰτ-ιά, 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 ) onthe edgeof the land, 4.517 , cf. 5.489 ( v.l. -ῇς, -ῇ ) ; simplyἐπ' ἐσχατιῇ, -ῆς,onthe edgeorshore,
9.182 , 280 ;ἐπ' ἐσχατιῇ λιμένοςatthe mouthof the harbour, 2.391 ;ἐσχατιῇ πολέμοιοonthe skirtsof battle (i.e.farthest partsof the field), Il. 11.524 , cf. 20.328 ;ἐσχατιῇ round the edge[of the funeral pile], 23.242 ;ἐσχατιαῖς,forἐν 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