Evening
ὀψίαStrong’s G3798opsia
Appears in 15 verses of the New Testament
In short
Opsia is the Greek word usually translated “evening”, “when evening” and “as evening”. It appears in 15 verses of the New Testament.
“When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:”
Meaning
Usually translated “evening”, “when evening” and “as evening”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- evening 7
- when evening 6
- as evening 1
- when late 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 7
- Mark 6
- John 2
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 14:15And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
- Matthew 14:23And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
- Matthew 16:2He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
- Matthew 20:8So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
- Matthew 26:20Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
- Matthew 27:57When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
Greek dictionary
ὀψία opsia · evening
ὄψιος, -α, -ον (ὀψέ), late: ἡ ὥρα, Mrk.11:11 (Rec., WH, mg.). In late writers, ἡ ὀψία (sc. ὥρα), as subst., evening [in LXX: Jdth.13:1*]: Mat.8:16 14:15, 23 16:2 20:8 26:20 27:57, Mrk.1:32 4:35 6:47 14:17 15:42, Jhn.6:16 20:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “evening” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
E'VENING, noun
[See Eve, Even.]
The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly the decline or fall of the day, or of the sun.
- “The evening and the morning were the first day” Genesis 1:5
- The decline or latter part of life.
- The decline of any thing; as the evening of glory.
All definitions and other forms of “evening”
E'VENING, adjective
Being at the close of day; as the evening sacrifice.
E'VENING SONG, noun
A hymn or song to be sung at evening
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.