πέρας
Alt. πέρα^ς, α^τος, εος, τό,
Etym. πέρα
I. "an end, limit, boundary", ἐκ περάτων γῆς Thuc.
II. "an end, finish", οὐ π. ἔχων κακῶν Eur.; πέρας ἐστὶ τοῦ βίου θάνατος Dem.
2. "an end, completion", Luc.
III. as adv., like τέλος, "at length, at last", Aeschin., etc.