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Evening - opsios, opsias, opse

Definition: Opsios (op'-see-os) Adjective; Opse (op-seh'); Adverb - Late afternoon (hours 9-12, 3-6 pm); Late in the day (hours 1-3, 6-9 pm), or Late in the evening, or anytime between. according to the context of Mk 13:35, probably the first watch of the night, hours 1 to 3 (6 to 9 pm). However, some biblical experts think opse is the last watch, 3-6 am. The context should determine which one is meant.

Diagram: This is an ambiguous double Sign of the background sky (the Jesus 8880 circle) and the sign of what hour it is: three, six, or nine Christ (1480) circles. The diagram above is one possible candidate.

Mk 01:32a	Yet becoming evening (opsios), when the "sun" sunk ...
Mk 04:35	And he says to them on that "day" becoming "evening" (opsias) ...
Mk 06:47a	And "evening" (opsias) having come ...
Mk 11:11d	now being "late" (opsias) the hour ...
Mk 14:17	And as it becomes evening (opsias), he comes with the twelve.
Mk 15:42a	And already of becoming "late afternoon" (opsias) ...

Definition: opse (op-seh') Adverb - Evening, late, late in the day.

Mk 11:19	And when it became "late" (opse)... they were going forth out of the city
Mk 13:35c	either "late in the day" (opse) ... or midnight ... or crowing ... or early (proi).

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