What does ὄψιος (ópsios) mean in the Bible?
ὄψιος (ópsios): Denotes evening/nightfall specifically; often marks pivotal narrative moments in Gospel accounts of Jesus's ministry.
Greek · G3798
ὄψιος
Late; feminine (as noun) afternoon (early eve) or nightfall (later eve)
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ὄψιος G3798
Pronunciation ópsios
What does ὄψιος (ópsios) mean in the Bible?
ὄψιος (ópsios): Denotes evening/nightfall specifically; often marks pivotal narrative moments in Gospel accounts of Jesus's ministry.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3798?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include evening (11), evening came (1), That evening (1), When evening (1).
Where does ὄψιος (ópsios) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 8:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (7), Mark (5), John (2).
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 evening 11× Matthew 8:16, Matthew 14:15, Matthew 14:23, Matthew 20:8
evening came 1× Mark 4:35
That evening 1× Mark 1:32
When evening 1× Matthew 16:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 8:16 Ὀψίας to evening Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 14:15 Ὀψίας to evening Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 14:23 ὀψίας to evening Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 16:2 Ὀψίας to When evening Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 20:8 Ὀψίας to evening Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 26:20 Ὀψίας to evening Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 27:57 Ὀψίας to evening Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Mark 1:32 Ὀψίας to That evening Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Mark 4:35 ὀψίας to evening came Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Mark 6:47 ὀψίας to evening Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 8:16
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 3
Matthew 7 Mark 5 John 2
Source forms
Ὀψίας 7x Opsias Matthew 8:16, Matthew 14:15, Matthew 16:2, Matthew 20:8
ὀψίας 6x opsias Matthew 14:23, Mark 4:35, Mark 6:47, Mark 14:17
ὀψία 1x opsia John 6:16
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular 13x Matthew 8:16, Matthew 14:15, Matthew 14:23, Matthew 16:2
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x John 6:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Denotes evening/nightfall specifically; often marks pivotal narrative moments in Gospel accounts of Jesus's ministry.
Source Gloss
late; feminine (as noun) afternoon (early eve) or nightfall (later eve)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Denotes evening/nightfall specifically; often marks pivotal narrative moments in Gospel accounts of Jesus's ministry.
(ὀψέ), late: ἡ ὥρα, Mrk.11:11 (Rec., WH, mg.). In late writers, ἡ ὀψία (sc. ὥρα), as subst., evening [in LXX: Jdth.13:1*]: Mat.8:16 14:15, 23 16:2 20:8 26:20 27:57, Mrk.1:32 4:35 6:47 14:17 15:42, Jhn.6:16 20:10.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
15 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 8:16 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ὀψίας oyiav
late
Read verse Matthew 14:15 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ὀψίας oyiav
late
Read verse Matthew 14:23 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ὀψίας oyiav
late
Read verse Matthew 16:2 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
Ὀψίας oyiav
late
Read verse Matthew 20:8 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ὀψίας oyiav
late
Read verse Matthew 26:20 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ὀψίας oyiav
late
Read verse Matthew 27:57 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
Ὀψίας oyiav
late
Read verse Mark 1:32 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
Ὀψίας oyiav
late
Read verse Mark 4:35 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ὀψίας oyiav
late
Read verse Mark 6:47 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ὀψίας oyiav
late
Read verse Mark 11:11 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ὀψίας oyiav
late
Read verse Mark 14:17 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ὀψίας oyiav
late
Read verse Mark 15:42 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ὀψίας oyiav
late
Read verse John 6:16 Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine
ὀψία oyia
late
Read verse John 20:19 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ὀψίας, oyiav
late
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.
Word Origins
ὄψιος 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