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ὀψέ

ὀψέ, after a long time, late

ὀψέ, Aeol. ὄψι (q. v.), Adv.
  • after a long time, at length, late, ἔκ τε καὶ ὀ. τελεῖ, opp. αὐτίκα, Il. 4.161; ὀ. κακῶς ἔλθοι Od. 9.534, etc.; ὀ. διδάσκεσθαι, μανθάνειν, to be late in learning, learn too late, A. Ag. 1425, S. OC 1264; ὀψέ γε φρονεῖς εὖ E. Or. 99; also ὀ. δή Il. 7.399, etc.; ὀ. γοῦν A. l.c.; ὀ. περ Pi. N. 3.80.
        • b ὀ. ἀφʼ οὗ . . it is not long since . ., Th. 1.14.
      • 2 late in the day, at even, Il. 21.232, Od. 5.272, Th. 4.106, etc.; ὀφλεῖν . . ὀ. ὁδοῦ incur a penalty for being out late at night, Pl. Cra. 433a (dub.); late in the season, Hes. Op. 485; ὀ. ἦν, ὀ. ἐγίγνετο, it was, it was getting, late, X. An. 2.2.16, 3.4.36; ἡ μάχη ἐτελεύτα ἐς (v.l. ἕως) ὀ. did not end till late, Th. 3.108; so ἐς ὀψέ Id. 8.23; but εἰς ὀ. ψηφίζεσθαι continue voting till late in the day, D. 57.15.
      • 3 c. gen., ὀ. τῆς ἡμέρας late in the day, ἤδη γὰρ τῆς ἡμέρας ὀ. ἦν Th. 4.93, cf. X. HG 2.1.23; τῆς δʼ ὥρας ἐγίγνετʼ ὀ. D. 21.84; ὀ. τῆς ἡλικίας late in life, Luc. Dem.Enc. 14, cf. Am. 37.
      • 4 as Prep. c. gen., ὀ. τούτων after these things, Philostr. VA 6.10, cf. 4.18; so perh. ὀ. σαββάτων after the sabbath day, Ev.Matt. 28.1.—For the Comp. and Sup. Advbs.v. ὄψιος.

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