"evening, Lk. 24:29; Acts 4:3; 28:23*"
Definition and meaning
evening, Lk. 24:29; Acts 4:3; 28:23*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἑσπέρα
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hespera (G2073) across the King James Bible.
But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
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Common questions
Strong's G2073 (hespera) is a Greek word that means: evening, Lk. 24:29; Acts 4:3; 28:23* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word hespera (G2073) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2073 is hespera, a Greek word defined as: evening, Lk. 24:29; Acts 4:3; 28:23*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hespera is a Greek word found in the New Testament.