ὄψιμος,
ὄψιμον (
ὀψέ),
late, latter (
Homer, Iliad 2, 325;
ὀψιμωτατος σπόρος,
Xenophon, oec. 17, 4f;
ἐν τοῖς ὀψιμοις τῶν ὑδάτων, of the time of subsidence of the waters of the Nile,
Diodorus 1, 10; (cf.
Lob. ad Phryn., p. 51f)):
ὄψιμον ὑετόν,
the latter or vernal rain, which falls chiefly in the months of March and April just before the harvest (opposed to the autumnal or
πρώϊμος (cf.
B. D. under the word )),
James 5:7 (but
L T Tr WH omit
ὑετόν, the Sinaiticus manuscript and a few other authorities substitute
καρπόν); the
Sept. for
מַלְקושׁ,
Deuteronomy 11:14;
Jeremiah 5:24;
Hosea 6:3;
Joel 2:23;
Zechariah 10:1.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Deuteronomy
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11:14
- Jeremiah
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5:24
- Hosea
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6:3
- Joel
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2:23
- Zechariah
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10:1
- James
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5:7
