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νῦν

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greekNew TestamentAdverb147 occurrences24 books140 verses

Definition

νῦν, adv.,

[in LXX chiefly for עַתָּה ;]

1. prop., of time, now, i.e. at the present time: as opposite to past, John 4:18, Acts 7:52, Romans 13:11, 2 Corinthians 7:9, Colossians 1:24, al.; opposite to fut., John 12:27, Romans 11:31, al.; with art., ὁ (ἡ, τὸ) and subst., the present: Romans 3:26, Galatians 4:25, 1 Timothy 6:17, Titus 2:12, al.; απὸ τοῦ ν. (LXX for מֵעַתָּה), Luke 1:48, Acts 18:6, al.; ἄχρι τοῦ ν., Romans 8:22, Philippians 1:5; ἕως τοῦ ν. (LXX for עַד עַתָּה), Matthew 24:21, Mark 13:19; τὰ ν., as regards the present, Acts 5:38; with pret., just now, but now, Matthew 26:65, John 11:8; 21:10; with fut., now, presently, John 12:31, Acts 20:22; so with praes., presently, forthwith, John 12:31; 17:13; καὶ ν., John 11:22; 17:5, al.; ἀλλὰ ν., Luke 22:36; ἔτι ν., 1 Corinthians 3:2; τότε (πότε) . . . ν. (δέ), Romans 6:21; 11:30; ν. ἤδη, 1 John 4:3; ν. οὖν, Acts 10:33, al.

2. Of logical sequence (often difficult to disting. from the temporal sense; cf. Lft., Notes, 113f.), now, therefore, now, however, as it is: Luke 11:39; καὶ ν., Acts 3:17, 2 Thessalonians 2:6, 1 John 2:28; id. before δεῦρο, Acts 7:34; ν. δέ, John 8:40; 9:41; 15:22, 24, 18:36, 1 Corinthians 5:11; 7:14; 12:20, al. (cf. WM, 579.11).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as νῦν:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

147 total
  1. Acts 3:17νῦν · now
    And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
  2. Acts 4:29νῦν · now
    And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,
  3. Acts 5:38νῦν · in the present [case]
    So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.
  4. Acts 7:4νῦν · {are} now
    So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.
  5. Acts 7:34νῦν · Now
    I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
  6. Acts 7:52νῦν · And now
    Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
  7. Acts 10:5νῦν · Now
    Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
  8. Acts 10:33νῦν · Now
    So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
  9. Acts 12:11Νῦν · Now
    Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
  10. Acts 13:11νῦν · Now
    Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
  11. Acts 13:31νῦν · now
    …and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
  12. Acts 15:10Νῦν · Now
    Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?
  13. Acts 16:36νῦν · Now
    The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
  14. Acts 16:37νῦν · now
    But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
  15. Acts 17:30νῦν
    Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
  16. Acts 18:6νῦν · now on
    But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
  17. Acts 20:22νῦν · now
    And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
  18. Acts 20:25νῦν · Now
    Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.
  19. Acts 20:32νῦν · now
    And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
  20. Acts 22:16νῦν · now
    And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
  21. Acts 23:15νῦν · Now
    Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
  22. Acts 23:21νῦν · now
    Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
  23. Acts 24:25νῦν · now
    As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
  24. Acts 26:6νῦν · now
    And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
  25. Acts 27:22νῦν · now
    But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
  26. Romans 3:26νῦν · present
    He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
  27. Romans 5:9νῦν
    Therefore, since we have now been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from wrath through Him!
  28. Romans 5:11νῦν
    Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
  29. Romans 6:19νῦν · now
    I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.
  30. Romans 6:21νῦν
    What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
  31. Romans 8:1νῦν · [there is] now
    Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
  32. Romans 8:18νῦν · present
    I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.
  33. Romans 8:22νῦν · the present time
    We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.
  34. Romans 11:5νῦν · present
    In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
  35. Romans 11:30νῦν
    Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,
  36. Romans 11:31νῦν; νῦν · {may} now
    …so they too have now disobeyed, in order that they too may now receive mercy through the mercy shown to you.
  37. Romans 13:11νῦν · now
    And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  38. Romans 16:26νῦν · now
    …but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—
  39. 1 Corinthians 3:2νῦν
    I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
  40. 1 Corinthians 5:11νῦν · now
    But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
  41. 1 Corinthians 7:14νῦν · now
    For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
  42. 1 Corinthians 12:20νῦν · As it is
    As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
  43. 1 Corinthians 14:6Νῦν · Now
    Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
  44. 1 Corinthians 16:12νῦν · now
    Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
  45. 2 Corinthians 5:16νῦν · now on; νῦν
    So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
  46. 2 Corinthians 6:2νῦν · now; νῦν · now
    For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
  47. 2 Corinthians 7:9νῦν · [yet] now
    …yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.