GreekG3798Adjective

ὀψία

opsia

15Occurrences
G3798Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

late; feminine (as noun) afternoon (early eve) or nightfall (later eve)

from G3796 (ὀψέ);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
late: ἡ ὥρα, (Rec., WH, mg.). In late writers, ἡ *ὀψία *(sc. ὥρα), as subst., evening .
LXX: *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ὀψία appears 15 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
7
Mark
6
John
2

Key Passages

John 20:19BSB

It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.

Matthew 14:23BSB

After He had sent them away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,

Matthew 26:20BSB

When evening came, Jesus was reclining with the twelve disciples.

Mark 1:32BSB

That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all who were sick and demon-possessed,

Mark 15:42BSB

Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

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