Hespera marks the day’s late phase, whether approached, arrived, or extending from morning to evening.

The attested verses use the term for the day’s late phase: a point toward which the day is moving, a condition already present, and the endpoint of an activity continuing from morning.

1. The day’s late phase or its endpoint · dominant

   In Acts 28:23, the genitive singular form occurs in the clause describing persuasion "from morning until evening." In Acts 4:3, the nominative singular form stands in the reason custody lasts until the next day, as the APB renders, "for evening had already come." In Luke 24:29, the accusative singular form occurs in the appeal to stay because it is "toward evening" and the day is far spent.

   Acts 28:23Acts 4:3Luke 24:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "evening" in Acts 28:23 and Acts 4:3, and as "toward evening" in Luke 24:29. These renderings confirm the clauses’ time setting rather than establish separate lexical senses.