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νύξ

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greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine61 occurrences12 books58 verses

Definition

νύξ genitive νυκτός, ἡ,

[in LXX chiefly for לַיִל ;]

night: Matthew 12:40, Mark 6:48, John 13:30, al.; genitive temp. (of the time within which something happens; M, Pr., 73; B1., § 36, 13), νυκτός, by night, Matthew 2:14, John 3:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:7, al.; ν. κ. ἡμέρας, Mark 5:5, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, al.; ἡμέρας κ. ν., Luke 18:7, Revelation 4:8, al.; μέσης ν., Matthew 25:6; dative, νυκτί, in ans. to the question, "when?" (rare in cl.; Hdt., Soph.), ταύτῃ τ. ν., Luke 12:20, al.; ἐκείνῃ Acts 12:6; ἐπιούσῃ, Acts 23:11; accusative durat. (Bl., § 34, 8; Kühner3, III, 314b), ν. κ. ἠμέραν, Luke 2:37, Acts 20:31; τ. νύκτας, Luke 21:37; διὰ νυκτός (= cl. νυκτός; Bl., § 42, 1; 46, 7), Acts 5:19; 16:9; 17:10; 23:31; δι᾽ ὅλης ν., Luke 5:5; κατὰ μέσον τῆς ν. (Bl., § 47, 6), Acts 27:27. Metaphorical: John 9:4, Romans 13:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:5

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

61 total
  1. 2 Thessalonians 3:8νυκτὸς · night
    …nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
  2. 1 Timothy 5:5νυκτὸς · night
    The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.
  3. 2 Timothy 1:3νυκτὸς · night
    I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
  4. Revelation 4:8νυκτὸς · night
    And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
  5. Revelation 7:15νυκτὸς · night
    For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
  6. Revelation 8:12νὺξ · night
    Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
  7. Revelation 12:10νυκτός · night
    And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.
  8. Revelation 14:11νυκτός · night
    And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
  9. Revelation 20:10νυκτὸς · night
    And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
  10. Revelation 21:25νὺξ · night
    Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
  11. Revelation 22:5νὺξ · night
    There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.