φθείρουσιν ἤθη χρήσθ' ὁμιλίαι κακαί → bad company ruins good habits
P. and V. ἑσπέρα, ἡ.
late afternoon: P. and V. δείλη, ἡ (Soph., Fragment); see night.
late in the evening: P. ὀψὲ τῆς ἡμέρας; see late.
of evening, adj.: V. ἕσπερος.
