εψές

Greek

Alternative forms

• ψες (pses), (less common:) ψε (pse)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ὀψές (opsés), from Ancient Greek ὀψέ (opsé, “late at night”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈpses/
• Hyphenation: ε‧ψές

Adverb

εψές • (epsés)

1. (colloquial, dialect) last night, yesterday evening
   • 1964, “Οι Μοιραίοι [Those Resigned To Fate]”, Kostas Varnalis (lyrics), Mikis Theodorakis (music), performed by Grigoris Bithikotsis:

     Εψές, σαν όλα τα βραδάκια,
     Να πάνε κάτου τα φαρμάκια.

     Epsés, san óla ta vradákia,
     Na páne kátou ta farmákia.

     Last night, like every other night,
     So that the poison goes down.

2. (colloquial, dialect) Alternative form of χτες (chtes)

Synonyms

• (last night): χτες βράδυ (chtes vrády)

Related terms

• αντίπροψες (antípropses)
• αποψεσινός (apopsesinós, “of last night; of tonight”, adjective)
• ψεσινός (psesinós, “of yesterday”, adjective)
• also see: όψιμος (ópsimos, “late; delayed”, adverb)

Further reading

• ψες, εψές, ψε, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language