a.cha.ron marks what stands at the end of an order, sequence, period, or contrast with what came before.

The adjective most often marks the terminal position in an ordered sequence, whether people moving in formation, the extent of an account, or the final point of a span. It also identifies the later member when former and later things are contrasted, and can locate a future generation or day at the far end of time.

1. Terminal position or endpoint in a sequence · dominant

   The forms mark what comes at the end of an arranged order or stated span. In Genesis 33:2 the APB renders Rachel and Joseph as placed "last" after the other groups; in Numbers 2:31 it renders Dan's camp as setting out "last." In 1 Chronicles 29:29 and Nehemiah 8:18, the masculine plural and singular forms occur in first-to-last expressions that encompass David's acts and the days of the feast.

   Genesis 33:2Numbers 2:311 Samuel 29:21 Chronicles 29:29Nehemiah 8:18Exodus 4:8
2. Later member in a former-and-later contrast · common

   The adjective identifies the later item when a clause contrasts it with an earlier one. In Deuteronomy 24:3 the masculine singular form describes the husband mentioned after the prior husband, while Daniel 11:29 contrasts "the former time" and "the latter time." Haggai 2:9 similarly compares the glory of "this latter house" with that of the former.

   Deuteronomy 24:3Daniel 11:29Haggai 2:9Ruth 3:10Jeremiah 50:171 Kings 17:13
3. Final or subsequent time and generation · occasional

   The adjective can point beyond the present setting to a later day, generation, or terminal moment. In Isaiah 30:8 the APB renders the written witness as being for "a later day," and Psalm 78:4 and Psalm 78:6 speak of recounting God's works to "the last generation." In Proverbs 31:25, the clause portrays the woman laughing at "the last day."

   Isaiah 30:8Psalm 78:4Psalm 78:6Proverbs 31:25Ecclesiastes 1:11Ecclesiastes 4:16

In the Anselm Paraphrase: The APB commonly presents the term with "last," especially in ordered movements and first-to-last formulas, but also uses "latter," "later," and "afterward" where the clause contrasts a subsequent item or time. Because the APB is a paraphrase rather than a word-aligned translation, these renderings show the verse-level context rather than a fixed English equivalent.