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ὀψέ

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after a long time, at length, late

Appears 9 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀψέ, Aeol. ὄψι (q. v.), Adv. A. after a long time, at length, late, ἔκ τε καὶ ὀ. τελεῖ, opp. αὐτίκα, Il. 4.161; ὀ. κακῶς ἔλθοι Od. 9.534, etc.; ὀ. διδάσκεσθαι, μανθάνειν, to be late in learning, learn too late, A. Ag. 1425, S. OC 1264; ὀψέ γε φρονεῖς εὖ E. Or. 99; also ὀ. δή Il. 7.399, etc.; ὀ. γοῦν A. l.c.; ὀ. περ Pi. N. 3.80. b. ὀ. ἀφʼ οὗ . . it is not long since . . , Th. 1.14. 2. late in the day, at even, Il. 21.232, Od. 5.272, Th. 4.106, etc.; ὀφλεῖν . . ὀ. ὁδοῦ incur a penalty for being out late at night, Pl. Cra. 433a (dub.); late in the season, Hes. Op. 485; ὀ. ἦν, ὀ. ἐγίγνετο, it was, it was getting, late, X. An. 2.2.16, 3.4.36; ἡ μάχη ἐτελεύτα ἐς (v.l. ἕως) ὀ. did not end till late, Th. 3.108; so ἐς ὀψέ Id. 8.23; but εἰς ὀ. ψηφίζεσθαι continue voting till late in the day, D. 57.15. 3. c. gen., ὀ. τῆς ἡμέρας late in the day, ἤδη γὰρ τῆς ἡμέρας ὀ. ἦν Th. 4.93, cf. X. HG 2.1.23; τῆς δʼ ὥρας ἐγίγνετʼ ὀ. D. 21.84; ὀ. τῆς ἡλικίας late in life, Luc. Dem.Enc. 14, cf. Am. 37. 4. as Prep. c. gen., ὀ. τούτων after these things, Philostr. VA 6.10, cf. 4.18; so perh. ὀ. σαββάτων after the sabbath day, Ev.Matt. 28.1.—For the Comp. and Sup. Advbs.v. ὄψιος.
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