ΕΣΠΕΡΑΣΣΕΛΑΣ, εσπερασσελας
ESPERASSELAS, esperasselas
Sounds Like: ess-peh-RAH-seh-lahs
Translations: evening lights, evening radiances
From the root: ΕΣΠΕΡΑ, ΣΕΛΑΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound noun formed from 'ἑσπέρα' (hespera), meaning 'evening' or 'west', and 'σέλας' (selas), meaning 'light', 'radiance', or 'gleam'. Therefore, it refers to the lights or radiance seen in the evening. It describes a phenomenon or object that emits light during the evening hours.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G1659 (Lookup on BibleHub), G4575 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 6:19
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΕΣΠΕΡΑ, ΣΕΛΑΣ, appear in our texts.
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