1. afternoon , ἔσσεται ἢ ἠὼς ἢ δείλη ἢ μέσον ἦμαρ (Iliad by Homer); divided into early and late ( πρωί̈α and ὀψία), περὶ δείλην πρωί̈ην, or δείλης ὀψίης (Herdotus Historicus); τῆς δείλης in the course of the afternoon , (Xenophon Historicus)

2. the late afternoon, evening , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)