ἕσπερος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ον (v. sub fin.), <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[of]] or [[at evening]], <b class="b3">[ἀστὴρ] ἕ</b>. the [[evening]]-star, <span class="bibl">Il.22.318</span>; opp.<b class="b3">ἑῷος ἀστήρ</b>,<span class="title">AP</span>7.670 (Pl.); prov., οὔθ' ἕσπερος οὔθ' ἑῷος οὕτω θαυμαστός <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1129b28</span> : as Subst., without [[ἀστήρ]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ion</span> 1149</span>, <span class="bibl">Bion<span class="title">Fr.</span>8.1</span> ; ἔσπερε πάντα φέρων ὄσα φαίνολις ἐσκέδασ' αὔως Sapph.95 ; esp. of the planet Venus, <span class="bibl">Eratosth.<span class="title">Cat.</span>43</span>, <span class="bibl">Cic.<span class="title">ND</span>2.20.53</span> ; also ἕ. σελάνας φάος <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>10(11).73</span> ; <b class="b3">ἕ. θεός</b> the god [[of darkness]], i.e. Hades or death, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>178</span>(lyr.); like [[ἑσπέριος]], joined with a Verb, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Hom.</span>19.14</span> ; <b class="b3">ἕ. γίγνεται</b>, of the planet Venus, <span class="bibl">Ti.Locr.96e</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> as Subst., [[evening]], μέλας ἐπὶ ἕσπερος ἦλθε <span class="bibl">Od.1.423</span> ; <b class="b3">μένον δ' ἐπὶ ἕσπερον ἐλθεῖν</b> waited the coming on of [[evening]], <span class="bibl">4.786</span> ; <b class="b3">ποτὶ ἕσπερον</b> at [[eventide]], <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>552</span> : also heterocl. pl., ποτὶ ἕσπερα <span class="bibl">Od.17.191</span> ; ὑφ' ἕσπερα <span class="title">AP</span>5.304 : fem., ἐρεμνὴ ἕσπερος <span class="bibl">A.R.4.1290</span> : metaph. of age, <b class="b3">τί δ' ἕσπερός ἐστι γυναικῶν</b> ; <span class="title">AP</span>5.232 (Maced.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[western]], τόποι <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>350</span>; ἀγκῶνες <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>805</span> ; ὠκεανός <span class="bibl">D.P.63</span> ; [[ἕ]]. (sc. [[γῆ]]) [[the west country]], ἀφ' ἑσπέρου <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Del.</span>174</span> ; πρὸς ἑσπέρου <span class="bibl">D.P.335</span> ; <b class="b3">ἑσπέρου κέρας</b>, promontory in Africa, <span class="bibl">Ptol.<span class="title">Geog.</span>4.6.2</span> : as Adj., ὁ Ἥλιος..-ον κύκλον διανύων Nech. ap. <span class="bibl">Vett.Val.154.29</span>. (<b class="b3">ϝέσπ-</b>, cf. [[Ἑσπέριος]] fin.)</span>