ὄψιοςópsios
late; feminine (as noun) afternoon (early eve) or nightfall (later eve)
Greek (New Testament) · G3798
Meanings
late: ἡ ὥρα, Mark 11:11. In late writers, ἡ ὀψία (namely ὥρα), as as a noun, evening [in LXX: Judith 13:1*]: Matthew 8:16, Matthew 14:15, Matthew 14:23, Matthew 16:2, Matthew 20:8, Matthew 26:20, Matthew 27:57, Mark 1:32, Mark 4:35, Mark 6:47, Mark 14:17, Mark 15:42, John 6:16, John 20:19.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:16 That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick.
- Matthew 14:15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”
- Matthew 14:23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.
- Matthew 16:2 He replied, “You know the saying, ‘Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow;
- Matthew 20:8 “That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first.
- Matthew 26:20 When it was evening, Jesus sat down at the table with the Twelve.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.