Strong G2073ἑσπέρα
evening
- Transliteration
- hespera
- Pronunciation
- hes-per'-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Feminine of an adjective ἑσπερός hesperos (evening); the eve (G5610 being implied): - evening (-tide).
Detailed definition
ἑσπέρα, -ας, ἡ
(prop, fem, of ἕσπερος), [in LXX chiefly for עָרַב;]
__(a) (sc. ὥρα), evening: Luk.24:29, Act.4:3 20:15 28:23;
__(b) (so. χώρα), the west.†
(AS)
(prop, fem, of ἕσπερος), [in LXX chiefly for עָרַב;]
__(a) (sc. ὥρα), evening: Luk.24:29, Act.4:3 20:15 28:23;
__(b) (so. χώρα), the west.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2073 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- evening2
- eventide1
First verses
- Luke 24:29But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
- Acts 4:3And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
- Acts 28:23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἑσπέρα,
Ionic dialect ἑσπ-έρη, ἡ, properly feminine of ἕσπερος:
I (i.e. ὥρα), evening, ἑσπέρας at eve, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.40, 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 322, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 59e, +others; τῆς ἑσπέρας 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 125.7; also ἑσπέρην 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “γυναικεῖα” 2.121)]; ἀπὸ ἑσπέρας εὐθύς just at nightfall, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.112; ἄκρᾳ σὺν ἑσπέρᾳ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 11.10)]; πρὸς ἑσπέραν towards evening, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1085, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.1.30, NT.Luke.24.29; εἰς ἑσπέραν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 223d)]; ἐπειδὴ ἑσπέρα ἦν[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 220c; ἐπεὶ πρὸς ἑσπέραν ἦν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.3.22; ἑσπέρας γιγνομένης 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 621a)]; περὶ ἑσπέραν βαθεῖαν late in the evening, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.179e: _metaphorically_, ὁ βίος ἑσπέραν ἄγει)] life is wearing to its eve, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 228; ἑ. βίον Anonymus cited in 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1457b24: _plural_, διχομήνιδες ἑσπέραι)] evenings when the moon is full, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 8(7).47.)]
I.2 night, μίαν ἑ. αὐλισάμενος [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 5.2.1.)]
II (i.e. χώρα) the west, πρὸς ἑσπέραν φέρει [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1260; ἡ πρὸς ἑσπέρην [χώρη] 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.82, compare 3.115; τὸ πρὸς ἑσπέρης [prev. author] 8.130, 132, 4.38; τὰ πρὸς ἑσπέραν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.2; τὴν ἀνατολὴν ποιεῖσθαι ἀφ᾽ ἑσπέρας 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 345a3, compare 344b34)]; τὰ πνεύματα πνεῖ τῆς δείλης ἀπὸ τῆς ἑ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Ventis” 47)]: metaphorically in political sense, τὰ προφαινόμενα ἀπὸ τῆς ἑ. νέφη [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.104.9, compare 9.37.10: Ἑ., ἡ,)] the Western Empire, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Agathias Historicus et Epigrammaticus 4.29, 5.16.)]
Ionic dialect ἑσπ-έρη, ἡ, properly feminine of ἕσπερος:
I (i.e. ὥρα), evening, ἑσπέρας at eve, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.40, 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 322, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 59e, +others; τῆς ἑσπέρας 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 125.7; also ἑσπέρην 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “γυναικεῖα” 2.121)]; ἀπὸ ἑσπέρας εὐθύς just at nightfall, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.112; ἄκρᾳ σὺν ἑσπέρᾳ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 11.10)]; πρὸς ἑσπέραν towards evening, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1085, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.1.30, NT.Luke.24.29; εἰς ἑσπέραν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 223d)]; ἐπειδὴ ἑσπέρα ἦν[Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 220c; ἐπεὶ πρὸς ἑσπέραν ἦν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.3.22; ἑσπέρας γιγνομένης 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 621a)]; περὶ ἑσπέραν βαθεῖαν late in the evening, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.179e: _metaphorically_, ὁ βίος ἑσπέραν ἄγει)] life is wearing to its eve, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 228; ἑ. βίον Anonymus cited in 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Poetica” 1457b24: _plural_, διχομήνιδες ἑσπέραι)] evenings when the moon is full, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 8(7).47.)]
I.2 night, μίαν ἑ. αὐλισάμενος [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 5.2.1.)]
II (i.e. χώρα) the west, πρὸς ἑσπέραν φέρει [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1260; ἡ πρὸς ἑσπέρην [χώρη] 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.82, compare 3.115; τὸ πρὸς ἑσπέρης [prev. author] 8.130, 132, 4.38; τὰ πρὸς ἑσπέραν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.2; τὴν ἀνατολὴν ποιεῖσθαι ἀφ᾽ ἑσπέρας 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 345a3, compare 344b34)]; τὰ πνεύματα πνεῖ τῆς δείλης ἀπὸ τῆς ἑ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Ventis” 47)]: metaphorically in political sense, τὰ προφαινόμενα ἀπὸ τῆς ἑ. νέφη [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.104.9, compare 9.37.10: Ἑ., ἡ,)] the Western Empire, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Agathias Historicus et Epigrammaticus 4.29, 5.16.)]