ἑσπέρα hespera · G2073

evening

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἑσπέρα, ; Ionic dialect ἑσπ-έρη, ἡ, properly feminine of ἕσπερος: ; I (i.e. ὥρα), evening, ἑσπέρας at eve, []; ἀπὸ ἑσπέρας εὐθύς just at nightfall, []; πρὸς ἑσπέραν towards evening, []; ἐπειδὴ ἑσπέρα ἦν[]; περὶ ἑσπέραν βαθεῖαν late in the evening, [] life is wearing to its eve, [] evenings when the moon is full, []; I.2 night, μίαν ἑ. αὐλισάμενος []; II (i.e. χώρα) the west, πρὸς ἑσπέραν φέρει []; τὰ πνεύματα πνεῖ τῆς δείλης ἀπὸ τῆς ἑ. []: metaphorically in political sense, τὰ προφαινόμενα ἀπὸ …

Where it's used 3 times

Luke 24:29 · Acts 4:3 · Acts 28:23

Source: TBESG G2073; TFLSJ G2073

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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