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.
