ὀψέopsé
(adverbially) late in the day; by extension, after the close of the day
Greek (New Testament) · G3796
Meanings
1. long after, late.
2. late in the day, at evening (opposed to πρωί); in late writers used almost as an indecl. noun: Mark 11:11, Mark 11:19, Mark 13:35.
3. C. genitive, late in or on; and, in late writers also after, a sense which seems to be required in Matthew 28:1.
Same root
- ὀπίσωopísō · G3694to the back, i.e. aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun)
- ὀπώραopṓra · G3703properly, even-tide of the (summer) season (dog-days), i.e. (by implication) ripe fruit
- ὄψιοςópsios · G3798late; feminine (as noun) afternoon (early eve) or nightfall (later eve)
- ὄψιμοςópsimos · G3797later, i.e. vernal (showering)
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 28:1 Early on Sunday morning, as the new day was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to visit the tomb.
- Mark 11:19 That evening Jesus and the disciples left the city.
- Mark 13:35 You, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know when the master of the household will return—in the evening, at midnight, before dawn, or at daybreak.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.