A.of or at evening, [ἀστὴρ] ἕ. the evening-star, Il.22.318; opp.ἑῷος ἀστήρ,AP7.670 (Pl.); prov., “οὔθ᾽ ἕσπερος οὔθ᾽ ἑῷος οὕτω θαυμαστός” Arist.EN1129b28 : as Subst., without ἀστήρ, E.Ion 1149, BionFr.8.1 ; “ἔσπερε πάντα φέρων ὄσα φαίνολις ἐσκέδασ᾽ αὔως” Sapph.95 ; esp. of the planet Venus, Eratosth.Cat.43, Cic.ND2.20.53 ; also “ἕ. σελάνας φάος” Pi.O.10(11).73 ; ἕ. θεός the god of darkness, i.e. Hades or death, S.OT178(lyr.); like ἑσπέριος, joined with a Verb, h.Hom.19.14 ; ἕ. γίγνεται, of the planet Venus, Ti.Locr.96e.
2. as Subst., evening, “μέλας ἐπὶ ἕσπερος ἦλθε” Od.1.423 ; μένον δ᾽ ἐπὶ ἕσπερον ἐλθεῖν waited the coming on of evening, 4.786 ; ποτὶ ἕσπερον at eventide, Hes.Op.552 : also heterocl. pl., “ποτὶ ἕσπερα” Od.17.191 ; “ὑφ᾽ ἕσπερα” AP5.304 : fem., “ἐρεμνὴ ἕσπερος” A.R.4.1290 : metaph. of age, τί δ᾽ ἕσπερός ἐστι γυναικῶν ; AP5.232 (Maced.).
II. western, “τόποι” A.Pr.350; “ἀγκῶνες” S.Aj.805 ; “ὠκεανός” D.P.63 ; ἕ. (sc. γῆ) the west country, “ἀφ᾽ ἑσπέρου” Call.Del.174 ; “πρὸς ἑσπέρου” D.P.335 ; ἑσπέρου κέρας, promontory in Africa, Ptol.Geog.4.6.2 : as Adj., “ὁ Ἥλιος..-ον κύκλον διανύων” Nech. ap. Vett.Val.154.29. (ϝέσπ-, cf. Ἑσπέριος fin.)
