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ἑσπέρα

hespera

evening

Appears 9 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἑσπέρα, Ion. ἑσπ-έρη, ἡ, prop. fem. of ἕσπερος: I. (sc. ὥρα), evening, ἑσπέρας at eve, Pi. P. 4.40, Eup. 322, Pl. Phd. 59e, al. ; τῆς ἑσπέρας Alex. 125.7 ; also ἑσπέρην Hp. Mul. 2.121 ; ἀπὸ ἑσπέρας εὐθύς just at nightfall, Th. 3.112 ; ἄκρᾳ σὺν ἑσπέρᾳ Pi. P. 11.10 ; πρὸς ἑσπέραν towards evening, Ar. V. 1085, X. HG 1.1.30, Ev.Luc. 24.29 ; εἰς ἑσπέραν Pl. Smp. 223d ; ἐπειδὴ ἑσπέρα ἦν ib.220c ; ἐπεὶ πρὸς ἑσπέραν ἦν X. HG 4.3.22 ; ἑσπέρας γιγνομένης Pl. R. 621a ; περὶ ἑσπέραν βαθεῖαν late in the evening, Plu. 2.179e : metaph., ὁ βίος ἑσπέραν ἄγει life is wearing to its eve, Alex. 228; ἑ. βίον Anon. ap. Arist. Po. 1457b24: pl., διχομήνιδες ἑσπέραι evenings when the moon is full, Pi. I. 8(7).47. 2. night, μίαν ἑ. αὐλισάμενος J. BJ 5.2.1. II. (sc. χώρα) the west, πρὸς ἑσπέραν φέρει E. Or. 1260 ; ἡ πρὸς ἑσπέρην [χώρη] Hdt. 1.82, cf. 3.115 ; τὸ πρὸς ἑσπέρης Id. 8.130, 132, 4.38 ; τὰ πρὸς ἑσπέραν Th. 6.2 ; τὴν ἀνατολὴν ποιεῖσθαι ἀφʼ ἑσπέρας Arist. Mete. 345a3, cf. 344b34 ; τὰ πνεύματα πνεῖ τῆς δείλης ἀπὸ τῆς ἑ. Thphr. Vent. 47 : metaph. in political sense, τὰ προφαινόμενα ἀπὸ τῆς ἑ. νέφη Plb. 5.104.9, cf. 9.37.10: Ἑ., ἡ, the Western Empire, Agath. 4.29,5.16.
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