Opsios means “late” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H3798 — kithlish in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G3798 ὄψιος (opsios) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. opsios (op'-see-os) adj. 1. late 2. (feminine, as noun) afternoon (early eve) or nightfall (later eve) It has 16 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include even and evening. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
opsios (op'-see-os) adj. 1. late 2. (feminine, as noun) afternoon (early eve) or nightfall (later eve) [from G3796] KJV: even(-ing, (-tide)) Root(s): G3796
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3798. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
evening
Usage: 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)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render opsios, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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Strong's G3798 (ὄψιος) appears 1 time in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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15 indexed usages in 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:
And 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.
And 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.
1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
Now when the evening was come, his servants made haste to depart, and Bagoas shut his tent without, and dismissed the waiters from the presence of his lord; and they went to their beds: for they were all weary, because the feast had been long.
First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3798.
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:
And 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.
And 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.
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
So 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.
Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.
And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,
Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Now when the evening was come, his servants made haste to depart, and Bagoas shut his tent without, and dismissed the waiters from the presence of his lord; and they went to their beds: for they were all weary, because the feast had been long.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3798, grouped by book.
Opsios (Strong's G3798) is a Greek word most simply glossed "late". opsios (op'-see-os) adj. 1. late 2. (feminine, as noun) afternoon (early eve) or nightfall (later eve)
This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's G3798 across 4 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3798 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as even and evening. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3798, with linked reader references where each row is available.