STRONGS G3571:
νύξ, genitive
νυκτός,
ἡ (from a root meaning 'to disappear'; cf. Latin
nox, German
nacht, English
night;
Curtius, § 94) (the
Sept. for
לַיִל and
לַיְלָה) (from
Homer down),
night:
Mark 6:48;
Acts 16:33;
Acts 23:23;
John 13:30;
Revelation 21:25;
Revelation 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,
Revelation 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),
Matthew 2:14;
Matthew 28:13;
Luke 2:8 (but note here the article; some make
τῆς νυκτός depend on
φυλακάς);
John 3:2;
Acts 9:25;
1 Thessalonians 5:7;
νυκτός καί ἡμέρας,
Mark 5:5;
1 Thessalonians 2:9;
1 Thessalonians 3:10;
1 Timothy 5:5 (where see Ellicott on the order);
ἡμέρας καί νυκτός,
Luke 18:7;
Acts 9:24;
Revelation 4:8;
Revelation 7:15;
Revelation 12:10, etc.;
μέσης νυκτός,
at midnight, Matthew 25:6; in answer to the question when:
ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτί,
this night, Luke 12:20;
Luke 17:34;
Acts 27:23;
τῇ νυκτί ἐκείνῃ,
Acts 12:6;
τῇ ἐπιούσῃ νυκτί,
Acts 23:11; in answer to the question how long:
νύκτα καί ἡμέραν,
Luke 2:37;
Acts 20:31;
Acts 26:7; differently in
Mark 4:27 (night and day, namely, applying himself to what lie is here said to be doing);
τάς νύκτας, during the nights, every night,
Luke 21:37;
νύκτας τεσσαράκοντα,
Matthew 4:2;
τρεῖς,
Matthew 12:40;
διά τῆς νυκτός, see
διά, A. II. 1 b.;
δι' ὅλης (
τῆς)
νυκτός, the whole night through, all night,
Luke 5:5;
ἐν νυκτί, when he was asleep,
Acts 18:9; (
κλέπτης)
ἐν νυκτί,
1 Thessalonians 5:2, and
Rec. in
2 Peter 3:10;
ἐν τῇ νυκτί, in (the course of) the night,
John 11:10;
ἐν τῇ νυκτί ταύτῃ,
Matthew 26:31,
34;
Mark 14:30;
ἐν τῇ νυκτί ἡ κτλ.
1 Corinthians 11:23;
κατά μέσον τῆς νυκτός, about midnight,
Acts 27:27. Metaphorically, the time when work ceases, i. e. the time of death,
John 9:4; the time for deeds of sin and shame, the time of moral stupidity and darkness,
Romans 13:12; the time when the weary and also the drunken give themselves up to slumber, put for torpor and sluggishness,
1 Thessalonians 5:5.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Matthew
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2:14; 4:2; 12:40; 25:6; 26:31; 26:34; 28:13
- Mark
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4:27; 5:5; 6:48; 14:30
- Luke
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2:8; 2:37; 5:5; 12:20; 17:34; 18:7; 21:37
- John
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3:2; 9:4; 11:10; 13:30
- Acts
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9:24; 9:25; 12:6; 16:33; 18:9; 20:31; 23:11; 23:23; 26:7; 27:23; 27:27
- Romans
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13:12
- 1 Corinthians
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11:23
- 1 Thessalonians
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2:9; 3:10; 5:2; 5:5; 5:7
- 1 Timothy
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5:5
- 2 Peter
-
3:10
- Revelation
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4:8; 7:15; 8:12; 12:10; 21:25; 22:5