G3797
G3797 — ὄψιμος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
opsimos (op'-sim-os) adj.
1. later, i.e. vernal (showering)
[from G3796]
KJV: latter
Root(s): G3796
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
latter
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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 )), Jas 5:7 (but L T Tr WH omit ὑετόν, the Sinaiticus manuscript and a few other authorities substitute καρπόν); the Sept. for îÇìÀ÷åùÑ, Deu 11:14; Jer 5:24; Hos 6:3; Joe 2:23; Zec 10:1.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὄψιμος (latter)
James 5:7
- KJV: Be patient therefore brethren unto the coming of the Lord Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth and hath long patience for it until he receive the early and latter rain
- GK: μακροθυμήσατε ούν αδελφοί έως της παρουσίας του κυρίου ιδού ο γεωργός εκδέχεται τον τίμιον καρπόν της γης μακροθυμών επ΄ αυτώ έως αν λάβη υετόν πρώϊμον και όψιμον