ΕΣΠΕΡΙΩΝ, εσπεριων
ESPERIŌN, esperiōn
Sounds Like: ess-peh-ree-OHN
Translations: western, of the evening, evening, a westerner, the evening star
From the root: ΕΣΠΕΡΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes something related to the evening or the west. As an adjective, it can modify a noun to indicate its western origin or its association with the evening. It can also function as a noun, referring to a person from the west or, in some contexts, the evening star. The form ΕΣΠΕΡΙΩΝ is the genitive plural of the adjective, meaning 'of the westerners' or 'of the evening (things/people)'.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine or Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G1659 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 6:135
From the same root
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