νύξ
Transliteration
nyx (Key)
Pronunciation
noox
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary word
mGNT
61x in 8 unique form(s) TR
65x in 8 unique form(s) LXX
217x in 12 unique form(s)
νύκτα — 5x
νύκτας — 4x
νυκτὶ — 14x
νυκτί — 1x
νυκτὸς — 30x
νυκτός — 4x
νὺξ — 6x
νύξ — 1x
νύκτα — 4x
νύκτας — 4x
νυκτὶ — 12x
νυκτί — 1x
νυκτὸς — 29x
νυκτός — 4x
νὺξ — 6x
νύξ — 1x
νύκτα — 75x
νύκτας — 14x
νύκτες — 1x
νυκτὶ — 28x
νυκτί — 4x
νυκτὸς — 47x
νυκτός — 29x
νυκτῶν — 2x
νὺξ — 9x
νύξ — 5x
νυξὶν — 2x
νυξίν — 1x
Dictionary Aids

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TDNT Reference: 4:1123,661

Strong’s Definitions

νύξ nýx, noox; a primary word; "night" (literally or figuratively):—(mid-)night.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 65x

The KJV translates Strong's G3571 in the following manner: night (63x), midnight (with G3319) (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 65x
The KJV translates Strong's G3571 in the following manner: night (63x), midnight (with G3319) (2x).

  1. night

  2. metaph. the time when work ceases

    1. the time of death

    2. the time for deeds of sin and shame

    3. the time of moral stupidity and darkness

    4. the time when the weary and also the drunken give themselves up to slumber

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
νύξ nýx, noox; a primary word; "night" (literally or figuratively):—(mid-)night.
STRONGS G3571:
νύξ, genitive νυκτός, ἡ (from a root meaning 'to disappear'; cf. Latinnox, 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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References

Matthew
Matthew 2:14; Matthew 4:2; Matthew 12:40; Matthew 25:6; Matthew 26:31; Matthew 26:34; Matthew 28:13
Mark
Mark 4:27; Mark 5:5; Mark 6:48; Mark 14:30
Luke
Luke 2:8; Luke 2:37; Luke 5:5; Luke 12:20; Luke 17:34; Luke 18:7; Luke 21:37
John
John 3:2; John 9:4; John 11:10; John 13:30
Acts
Acts 9:24; Acts 9:25; Acts 12:6; Acts 16:33; Acts 18:9; Acts 20:31; Acts 23:11; Acts 23:23; Acts 26:7; Acts 27:23; Acts 27:27
Romans
Romans 13:12
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 11:23
1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 2:9; 1 Thessalonians 3:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:5; 1 Thessalonians 5:7
1 Timothy
1 Timothy 5:5
2 Peter
2 Peter 3:10
Revelation
Revelation 4:8; Revelation 7:15; Revelation 8:12; Revelation 12:10; Revelation 21:25; Revelation 22:5
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