ὀψέ, Aeol.
ὄψι(q. v.),Adv.
A. after a long time, at length, late,ἔκ τε καὶ ὀ. τελεῖ, opp.αὐτίκα, Il. 4.161 ; ὀ. κακῶς ἔλθοι
Od. 9.534
, etc.;ὀ. διδάσκεσθαι, μανθάνειν, to belatein learning, learntoo late, A. Ag. 1425 , S. OC 1264 ; ὀψέ γε φρονεῖς εὖ
E. Or. 99
; also ὀ. δή
Il. 7.399
, etc.; ὀ. γοῦν
A.
l.c.; ὀ. περ
Pi. N. 3.80
.
b. ὀ. ἀφ' οὗ. .it is not longsince . . , Th. 1.14 .
2. late in the day, at even, Il. 21.232 , Od. 5.272 , Th. 4.106 , etc.;ὀφλεῖν . . ὀ. ὁδοῦincur a penalty forbeing out late at night, Pl. Cra. 433a (dub.);late in the season, Hes. Op. 485 ;ὀ. ἦν, ὀ. ἐγίγνετο, it was, it was getting,late, X. An. 2.2.16 , 3.4.36 ;ἡ μάχη ἐτελεύτα ἐς( v.l. ἕως )ὀ.did not end tilllate, Th. 3.108 ; so ἐς ὀψέ