τελευταῖος

A. last, in Order, οἱ τ. κύκλοι Hdt. 1.98; τὰ δύο τὰ τ. the last two lines, Id. 7.142; τὰ τ. the endings or terminations, Id. 5.68; ἐν τελευταίοις πίπτειν Pl. R. 619e; τελευταίους στῆσαι to station in the rear ranks, X. Cyr. 6.3.25; οἱ τ. πόδες the hind feet, Arist. PA 684a12.

2. more freq. of Time, ἡ τ. ἡμέρα the last day allowed for payment, D. 28.1; of a festival, without ἡμέρα, X. HG 6.4.16, etc.; one's last day, S. OT [1528] (troch.), E. Andr. 101; ὁδὸν τὴν τ. one's last journey, S. Tr. 155; τὸν τ. βίον the end of life, Id. OC 1551; τ. ἐμοῦ φήμη Id. Tr. 1149; τὸ τ. ἐκβάν D. 1.11.

3. uttermost, extremest, ὕβρις S. El. 271; ἡ ὀλιγαρχία ἡ τ. Arist. Pol. 1312b35; ἡ τ. δημοκρατία ib.1298a31.

II. τὸ τ. as Adv., for the last time, X. HG 7.5.20, etc.; or τελευταῖον, Id. Cyr. 8.7.28, S. OT 1183; τὰ τ. Pl. Cra. 515d.

2. τὸ τ. finally, in the last place, Ar. Nu. 945 (anap.), Th. 8.8, Pl. R. 532a, D. 18.312, etc.; τὰ τ. Th. 1.24, 8.85; τελευταῖον Hdt. 1.91: but,

3. the Adj. is freq. used with Verbs, where we should use the Adv., ὁ τελευταῖος δραμών A. Ag. 314; παρελθόντες τελευταῖοι Th. 1.67, etc.; cf. τελευτάω 11.4.