Strong's Lexicon
G3571 — νύξ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3571 |
|---|---|
| Word: | νύξ |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | a primary word |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 61 |
| Transliteration: | nux |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | noox' |
| Meaning: | 1. night {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | (mid-)night |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
νύξ, genitive νυκτός, ἡ (from a root meaning ’to disappear’; cf. Latinnox, German nacht, English night; Curtius, § 94) (the Sept. for ìÇéÄì and ìÇéÀìÈä) (from Homer down), night: Mar 6:48; Act 16:33; Act 23:23; Joh 13:30; Rev 21:25; Rev 22:5; ἵνα ἡ νύξ μή φοαινη τό τρίτον αὐτῆς, i. e. that the night should want a third part of the light which the moon and the stars give it, Rev 8:12 (others understand this of the want of the light etc. for a third part of the night’s duration); genitive νυκτός, by night (Winers Grammar, § 30, 11; Buttmann, § 132, 26), Mat 2:14; Mat 28:13; Luk 2:8 (but note here the article; some make τῆς νυκτός depend on φυλακάς); Joh 3:2; Act 9:25; 1Th 5:7; νυκτός καί ἡμέρας, Mar 5:5; 1Th 2:9; 1Th 3:10; 1Ti 5:5 (where see Ellicott on the order); ἡμέρας καί νυκτός, Luk 18:7; Act 9:24; Rev 4:8; Rev 7:15; Rev 12:10, etc.; μέσης νυκτός, at midnight, Mat 25:6; in answer to the question when: ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτί, this night, Luk 12:20; Luk 17:34; Act 27:23; τῇ νυκτί ἐκείνῃ, Act 12:6; τῇ ἐπιούσῃ νυκτί, Act 23:11; in answer to the question how long: νύκτα καί ἡμέραν, Luk 2:37; Act 20:31; Act 26:7; differently in Mar 4:27 (night and day, namely, applying himself to what lie is here said to be doing); τάς νύκτας, during the nights, every night, Luk 21:37; νύκτας τεσσαράκοντα, Mat 4:2; τρεῖς, ; διά τῆς νυκτός, see διά, A. II. 1 b.; δι’ ὅλης (τῆς) νυκτός, the whole night through, all night, Luk 5:5; ἐν νυκτί, when he was asleep, Act 18:9; (κλέπτης) ἐν νυκτί, 1Th 5:2, and Rec. in 2Pe 3:10; ἐν τῇ νυκτί, in (the course of) the night, Joh 11:10; ἐν τῇ νυκτί ταύτῃ, Mat 26:31; Mat 26:34; Mar 14:30; ἐν τῇ νυκτί ἡ κτλ. 1Co 11:23; κατά μέσον τῆς νυκτός, about midnight, Act 27:27. Metaphorically, the time when work ceases, i. e. the time of death, Joh 9:4; the time for deeds of sin and shame, the time of moral stupidity and darkness, Rom 13:12; the time when the weary and also the drunken give themselves up to slumber, put for torpor and sluggishness, 1Th 5:5.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
νύξ ((mid-)night)
Matthew 2:14
- KJV: When he arose he took the young child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt
- GK: ο δε εγερθείς παρέλαβεν το παιδίον και την μητέρα αυτού νυκτός και ανεχώρησεν εις Αίγυπτον
Matthew 4:2
- KJV: And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights he was afterward an hungred
- GK: και νηστεύσας ημέρας τεσσαράκοντα και νύκτας τεσσαράκοντα ύστερον επείνασε
Matthew 12:40
- KJV: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth
- GK: ώσπερ γαρ ην Ιωνάς εν τη κοιλία του κήτους τρεις ημέρας και τρεις νύκτας ούτως έσται ο υιός του ανθρώπου εν τη καρδία της γης τρεις ημέρας και τρεις νύκτας
Matthew 14:25
- KJV: And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them walking on the sea
- GK: τετάρτη δε φυλακή της νυκτός απήλθε προς αυτούς ο Ιησούς περιπατών επί της θαλάσσης
Matthew 25:6
- KJV: And mid night there was a cry made Behold the bridegroom cometh go ye out to meet him
- GK: μέσης δε νυκτός κραυγή γέγονεν ιδού ο νυμφίος έρχεται εξέρχεσθε εις απάντησιν αυτού
Matthew 26:31
- KJV: Then saith Jesus unto them All ye shall be offended because of me this night for it is written I will smite the shepherd and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad
- GK: τότε λέγει αυτός ο Ιησούς πάντες υμείς σκανδαλισθήσεσθε εν εμοί εν τη νυκτί ταύτη γέγραπται γαρ πατάξω τον ποιμένα και διασκορπισθήσεται τα πρόβατα της ποίμνης
Matthew 26:34
- KJV: Jesus said unto him Verily I say unto thee That this night before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice
- GK: έφη αυτώ ο Ιησούς αμήν λέγω σοι ότι εν ταύτη τη νυκτί πριν αλέκτορα φωνήσαι τρις απαρνήση με
Matthew 27:64
- KJV: Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day lest his disciples come by night and steal him away and say unto the people He is risen from the dead so the last error shall be worse than the first
- GK: κέλευσον ουν ασφαλισθήναι τον τάφον έως της τρίτης ημέρας μήποτε ελθόντες οι μαθηταί αυτού νυκτός κλέψωσιν αυτόν και είπωσι τω λαώ ηγέρθη από των νεκρών και έσται η εσχάτη πλάνη χείρων της πρώτης
Matthew 28:13
- KJV: Saying Say ye His disciples came by night and stole him while we slept
- GK: λέγοντες είπατε ότι οι μαθηταί αυτού νυκτός ελθόντες έκλεψαν αυτόν ημών κοιμωμένων
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