Difference between revisions of "Even; Evening; Eventide"

<p> ''''' ē´v ''''' ' ''''' n ''''' , ''''' ēv´ning ''''' , ''''' ēv ''''' -' ''''' n ''''' - ''''' tı̄d ''''' ´ ("even," "evening," ערב , <i> ''''' ‛erebh ''''' </i> ; ὀψία , <i> ''''' opsı́a ''''' </i> , ὀψέ , <i> ''''' opsé ''''' </i> ; see Thayer under the word): The words are used in slightly different meanings: (1) The time of sunset, the beginning of the [[Hebrew]] day, as in Lev 15, where directions are given for the removal of uncleanness, which took place at sunset. (2) Twilight, the time of approaching darkness when lamps are lighted; &nbsp;Exodus 30:8 (literally, "between the two evenings"); &nbsp; Jeremiah 6:4 ("the <i> shadows </i> of the evening"). (3) The early part of the night (&nbsp; Proverbs 7:9; &nbsp;Ezekiel 12:7 ). The Greek <i> ''''' opse ''''' </i> is literally, "late" (&nbsp;Mark 11:19 ). The Greek ἑσπέρα , <i> ''''' hespéra ''''' </i> , refers evidently to sunset, in &nbsp;Luke 24:29 . "Eventide," עת ערב , <i> ''''' ‛ēth ‛erebh ''''' </i> , "time of evening" (&nbsp;2 Samuel 11:2; &nbsp;Isaiah 17:14 ). "Evening," used in connection with wolves (&nbsp;Jeremiah 5:6; &nbsp;Zephaniah 3:3 ), is from the Hebrew ערבה , <i> ''''' ‛ărābhāh ''''' </i> , which may mean "darkness" or "dark cloud," but more probably "plain" or "desert." </p>

<p> ''''' ē´v ''''' ' ''''' n ''''' , ''''' ēv´ning ''''' , ''''' ēv ''''' -' ''''' n ''''' - ''''' tı̄d ''''' ´ ("even," "evening," ערב , <i> ''''' ‛erebh ''''' </i> ; ὀψία , <i> ''''' opsı́a ''''' </i> , ὀψέ , <i> ''''' opsé ''''' </i> ; see Thayer under the word): The words are used in slightly different meanings: (1) The time of sunset, the beginning of the [[Hebrew]] day, as in Lev 15, where directions are given for the removal of uncleanness, which took place at sunset. (2) Twilight, the time of approaching darkness when lamps are lighted; &nbsp;Exodus 30:8 (literally, "between the two evenings"); &nbsp; Jeremiah 6:4 ("the <i> shadows </i> of the evening"). (3) The early part of the night (&nbsp; Proverbs 7:9; &nbsp;Ezekiel 12:7 ). The Greek <i> ''''' opse ''''' </i> is literally, "late" (&nbsp;Mark 11:19 ). The Greek ἑσπέρα , <i> ''''' hespéra ''''' </i> , refers evidently to sunset, in &nbsp;Luke 24:29 . "Eventide," עת ערב , <i> ''''' ‛ēth ‛erebh ''''' </i> , "time of evening" (&nbsp;2 Samuel 11:2; &nbsp;Isaiah 17:14 ). "Evening," used in connection with wolves (&nbsp;Jeremiah 5:6; &nbsp;Zephaniah 3:3 ), is from the Hebrew ערבה , <i> ''''' ‛ărābhāh ''''' </i> , which may mean "darkness" or "dark cloud," but more probably "plain" or "desert." </p>

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