ἕσπερος
hesperos
of
Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἕσπερος, ον (v. sub fin.), A. of or at evening, [ἀστὴρ] ἕ. the evening-star, Il. 22.318; opp.ἑῷος ἀστήρ,AP 7.670 (); prov., οὔθʼ ἕσπερος οὔθʼ ἑῷος οὕτω θαυμαστός EN 1129b28 : as Subst., without ἀστήρ, Ion 1149, Fr. 8.1 ; ἔσπερε πάντα φέρων ὄσα φαίνολις ἐσκέδασʼ αὔως 95 ; esp. of the planet Venus, Cat. 43, ND 2.20.53 ; also ἕ. σελάνας φάος O. 10(11).73 ; ἕ. θεός the god of darkness, i.e. Hades or death, OT 178(lyr.); like ἑσπέριος, joined with a Verb, h.Hom. 19.14 ; ἕ. γίγνεται, of the planet Venus, 96e. 2. as Subst., evening, μέλας ἐπὶ ἕσπερος ἦλθε Od. 1.423 ; μένον δʼ ἐπὶ ἕσπερον ἐλθεῖν waited the coming on of evening, 4.786 ; ποτὶ ἕσπερον at eventide, Op. 552 : also heterocl. pl., ποτὶ ἕσπερα Od. 17.191 ; ὑφʼ ἕσπερα AP 5.304 : fem., ἐρεμνὴ ἕσπερος 4.1290 : metaph. of age, τί δʼ ἕσπερός ἐστι γυναικῶν ; AP 5.232 (). II. western, τόποι Pr. 350; ἀγκῶνες Aj. 805 ; ὠκεανός 63 ; ἕ. (sc. γῆ) the west country, ἀφʼ ἑσπέρου Del. 174 ; πρὸς ἑσπέρου 335 ; ἑσπέρου κέρας, promontory in Africa, Geog. 4.6.2 : as Adj., ὁ Ἥλιος..-ον κύκλον διανύων ap. 154.29. (ϝέσπ-, cf. Ἑσπέριος fin.)
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