What does ὀψέ (opsé) mean in the Bible?
ὀψέ (opsé) is a Greek word meaning "(adverbially) late in the day; by extension, after the close of the day".
Greek · G3796
ὀψέ
(Adverbially) late in the day; by extension, after the close of the day
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ὀψέ G3796
Pronunciation opsé
What does ὀψέ (opsé) mean in the Bible?
ὀψέ (opsé) is a Greek word meaning "(adverbially) late in the day; by extension, after the close of the day".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3796?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include After (1), evening (1), in the evening (1), late (1).
Where does ὀψέ (opsé) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 28:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (3), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It After 1× Matthew 28:1
evening 1× Mark 11:19
in the evening 1× Mark 13:35
late 1× Mark 11:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 28:1
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Mark 3
Source forms
ὀψὲ 3x opse Mark 11:11, Mark 11:19, Mark 13:35
Ὀψὲ 1x Opse Matthew 28:1
Parsing patterns
Adverb 3x Mark 11:11, Mark 11:19, Mark 13:35
Preposition 1x Matthew 28:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. (adverbially) late in the day; by extension, after the close of the day
Strong's G3796
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
(adverbially) late in the day; by extension, after the close of the day
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1long after, late.
2late in the day, at evening (opposite to πρωί); in late writers used almost as an indecl. noun (see MM, xviii): Mrk.11:11, 19 13:35.
3C. genitive, late in or on; and, in late writers also after (M, Pr., 72 f.), a sense which seems to be required in Mat.28:1.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 28:1 Adverb
Ὀψὲ oye
late, in the evening
Read verse Mark 11:19 Adverb
ὀψὲ oye
late, in the evening
Read verse Mark 13:35 Adverb
ὀψέ, oye
late, in the evening
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 4
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Mark 11:11 · Mark 11:19 · Mark 13:35 3×
Matt 28:1 1×
Word Origins
ὀψέ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain