adjective
opsēas
Greekὀψία (opsia)
Strong’sG3798
evening, nightfall
stem opsē-14 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ὀψία, -ας, ἡ, v.s. ὄψιος.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3798 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidop'-see-os
late; feminine (as noun) afternoon (early eve) or nightfall (later eve)
Fromfrom G3796;
King Jameseven(-ing, (-tide)).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | opsēos | opsēas1×ὀψία | opsēem | opsēois | opsēais | opsēeim |
| object accusative | opsēon | opsēan | opsēoin | opsēain | ||
| direct address vocative | opsēor | opsēar | opsēoir | opsēair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | opsēou | opsēau13×ὀψίας | opsēeu | opsēoiu | opsēaiu | opsēeiu |
| to, for dative | opsēo | opsēa | opsēe | opsēoi | opsēai | opsēei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
opsē is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
opsēas“evening”subjectnominative singular1×
John 6:16“evening”Hōs de opsēas gineta katabainala tois mathētois autou epi tan thalassan,When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
opsēau“evening”of, belonging togenitive singular13×
Matthew 8:16“evening”Opsēau de gineratau prosferala auto daimonizerōtoin polloin; kai ekballata teim pneumeim logo, kai pantoin toin kakōs echarōtoin therapeuata;When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
Matthew 14:15“evening”opsēau de gineratau proserchala auto tois mathētois legarōtois; Erēmos atō tos topos kai tas hōras ēdē parerchata; apoluasar toin ochloin, hina apercharatois eis tain kōmain agorazaleia heautoi brōmeim.When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
Matthew 14:23“evening”kai apoluaratos toin ochloin anabainata eis tem orem kata idian proseuchera. opsēau de gineratau monos ate ekei.After He had dismissed them, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone,
Matthew 16:2“evening”tos de apokriniratos legata autoi; Opsēau gineratau legavō; Eudias, purrazatō gar tos ouranos;But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’
Matthew 20:8“evening”opsēau de gineratau legatō tos kurios tou ampelōnou to epitropo autou; Kalasar toin ergatoin kai apodōasar autoi ton misthon archeratos apo toiu eschatoiu heōs toiu prōtoiu.When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
Matthew 26:20“evening”Opsēau de gineratau anakeiete meta toiu dōdeka mathētoiuWhen evening came, Jesus was reclining with the twelve disciples.
Matthew 27:57“evening”Opsēau de gineratau erchata anthrōpos plousios apo Harimathaiau, tounomem Iōsēf, hos kai autos mathēteuita to Iēso;When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
Mark 1:32“evening”Opsēau de gineratau, hote dusata tos hēlios, ferale pros auton pantoin toin kakōs echarōtoin kai toin daimonizerōtoin;That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed,
Mark 4:35“evening”Kai legatō autoi en ekeina ta hēmera opsēau gineratau; Dierchaneia eis tem peran.When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”
Mark 6:47“evening”Kai opsēau gineratau ate tem ploiem en mese tau thalassau, kai autos monos epi tau gēau.When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
Mark 14:17“evening”Kai opsēau gineratau erchetō meta toiu dōdeka.When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve.
Mark 15:42“evening”Kai ēdē opsēau gineratau, epei ate paraskeuas, hem atō prosabbatem,Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath ),
John 20:19“evening”Arōtau oun opsēau ta hēmera ekeina ta hena sabbateiu, kai taiu thuraiu kleiirētaiu hopou ale tois mathētois dia ton fobon toiu Ioudaioiu, erchata tos Iēsus kai histanata eis tem mesem, kai legatō autoi; Eirēnas vi.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.