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Lexicon :: Strong's G2073 - hespera

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ἑσπέρα
Transliteration
hespera (Key)
Pronunciation
hes-per'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an adjective hesperos (evening)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἑσπέρα hespéra, hes-per'-ah; feminine of an adjective hesperos (evening); the eve (G5610 being implied):—evening(-tide).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2073 in the following manner: evening (2x), eventide (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2073 in the following manner: evening (2x), eventide (1x).

  1. evening, eventide

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἑσπέρα hespéra, hes-per'-ah; feminine of an adjective hesperos (evening); the eve (G5610 being implied):—evening(-tide).
STRONGS G2073:
ἑσπέρα, -ας, ἡ, (ἕσπερος of or at evening), evening, even-tide: Acts 4:3; Acts 28:23; πρὸς ἑσπ. ἐστίν, it is toward evening, Luke 24:29. [From Pindar and Herodotus down.]

Related entry:
[ἑσπερινός, -ή, -όν, belonging to the evening, evening: φυλακή, Luke 12:38 WH (rejected) marginal reading. (Sept.; Xen., Dio Cassius, Athen., others)]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
12:38; 24:29
Acts
4:3; 28:23

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2073 matches the Greek ἑσπέρα (hespera),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:29 - And they constrained him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is declining. And he entered in to stay with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:3 - and they laid hands on them, and put them in ward till the morrow; for it was already evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:23 - And having appointed him a day many came to him to the lodging, to whom he expounded, testifying of the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from early morning to evening.
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