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ἑσπέριος

ἑσπέριος, in the evening, western

ἑσπέρ-ιος, α, ον, and ος, ον E. HF 395 (lyr.): (ἕσπερος):
    • I of Time, towards evening, Hom., esp. in Od., usu. with Verbs, ἑ. δʼ εἰς ἄστυ..κάτειμι Od. 15.505; ἑσπερίους ἀγέρεσθαι ἀνώγει 2.385; ἀπονέεσθαι ἑ. 9.452; ἑ. φλέγεν Pi. N. 6.38; ἑσπερίῃσι (sc. ὥραις) at eventide, Opp. C. 1.138, cf. Man. 2.422; ἄχρι ἑσπερίου (sc. χρόνου) Arist. HA 619b21 (v. ἀκρέσπερος); ἑ. ἀοιδαί songs sung at even, Pi. P. 3.19: in late Prose, ἑσπέριος [γένεσις] Vett.Val. 72.21.
    • II of Place, western, ἠὲ πρὸς ἠοίων ἦ ἑ. ἀνθρώπων Od. 8.29, cf. E. l.c.; ἔριφοι Theoc. 7.53; ἅλς Arat. 407, cf. Call. Fr. 443; τὰ ἑ. the western parts, Th. 6.2, Plu. Ant. 30; ἀφʼ ἑσπερίης (sc. χώρης) from the west, IG 14.1020.
    • III Ἑσπέριος, ὁ, = Ἕσπερος, the star, Gal. 17(1).16. (ϝεσπ-, cf. ϝεσπάριοι, of the Western Locrians, IG 9(1).334 (v B. C.), Lat. vesper.)

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