"νῦν" meaning in Ancient Greek

See νῦν in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /nŷːn/, /nyn/, /nin/, /nŷːn/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /nyn/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /nyn/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /nyn/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /nin/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: nûn [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”). Cognate with Lithuanian nù (“now, well now”), Latin num (“now”), Latin nunc (“now, soon, today, nowadays”), Sanskrit नु, नू (nu, nū, “now”), Proto-Germanic *nu (English now) and Albanian nu. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*nū||now}} Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”), {{cog|lt|nù||now, well now}} Lithuanian nù (“now, well now”), {{cog|la|num||now}} Latin num (“now”), {{cog|la|nunc||now, soon, today, nowadays}} Latin nunc (“now, soon, today, nowadays”), {{cog|sa|नु, नू||now}} Sanskrit नु, नू (nu, nū, “now”), {{cog|gem-pro|*nu}} Proto-Germanic *nu, {{cog|en|now}} English now, {{cog|sq|nu}} Albanian nu Head templates: {{head|grc|adverb}} νῦν • (nûn)
  1. (of time) now, at this time
    (of the recent past) just now
    Sense id: en-νῦν-grc-adv-nsnovLD~
  2. (of time) now, at this time
    (constrasting what might have been) as it is, as it stands
    Sense id: en-νῦν-grc-adv-t3oC7njI Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 17 65 17
  3. (of time) now, at this time
    Sense id: en-νῦν-grc-adv-BuokfuOR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: νυν (english: nun), νυ (nu) [enclitic]

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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 3.439"
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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 13.772"
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        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.43"
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          "text": "406 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 84"
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          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 4.5.48"
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          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 341C"
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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.166"
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        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 4.126"
        },
        {
          "text": "386 BCE – 367 BCE, Plato, Cratylus 384B"
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        {
          "text": "330 BCE, Demosthenes, On the Crown 195"
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          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 7.4.24"
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          "type": "example"
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          "english": "For ever and ever.",
          "roman": "Nûn kaì aeí.",
          "text": "Νῦν καὶ ἀεί.",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.272"
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        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.68"
        },
        {
          "text": "522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Olympian Ode 1.105"
        },
        {
          "text": "500 BCE – 400 BCE, Bacchylides, Collected Works 5.4"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Metaphysics 1069A.26"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.6"
        },
        {
          "text": "497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Women of Trachis 174"
        },
        {
          "text": "386 BCE – 367 BCE, Plato, Parmenides 141E"
        },
        {
          "text": "429 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus the King 351"
        },
        {
          "text": "442 BCE, Sophocles, Antigone 16"
        },
        {
          "text": "497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 1295"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Physics 218A.6"
        },
        {
          "text": "386 BCE – 367 BCE, Plato, Parmenides 152C"
        },
        {
          "text": "300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 46.30"
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        {
          "text": "300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 46.34"
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        {
          "text": "36 BCE – 30 BCE, Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library 17.110"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 7.104"
        },
        {
          "text": "430 BCE, Euripides, Herakles' Children 641"
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        {
          "text": "522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Nemean Ode 7.101"
        },
        {
          "text": "406 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 133"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 506E"
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        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 5.3.42"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Constitution of the Athenians 31.2"
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          "text": "New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 24:25"
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      "ipa": "/nŷːn/",
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/nyn/",
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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 3.439"
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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 13.772"
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        {
          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.43"
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          "text": "406 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 84"
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          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 341C"
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          "text": "330 BCE, Demosthenes, On the Crown 13"
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        {
          "text": "386 BCE – 367 BCE, Plato, Cratylus 384B"
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        {
          "text": "330 BCE, Demosthenes, On the Crown 195"
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          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 7.4.24"
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          "text": "Νῦν δὲ ἄκουσόν μου!",
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          "english": "For ever and ever.",
          "roman": "Nûn kaì aeí.",
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          "text": "800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.272"
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        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.68"
        },
        {
          "text": "522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Olympian Ode 1.105"
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        {
          "text": "500 BCE – 400 BCE, Bacchylides, Collected Works 5.4"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Metaphysics 1069A.26"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.6"
        },
        {
          "text": "497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Women of Trachis 174"
        },
        {
          "text": "386 BCE – 367 BCE, Plato, Parmenides 141E"
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        {
          "text": "429 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus the King 351"
        },
        {
          "text": "442 BCE, Sophocles, Antigone 16"
        },
        {
          "text": "497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Electra 1295"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Physics 218A.6"
        },
        {
          "text": "386 BCE – 367 BCE, Plato, Parmenides 152C"
        },
        {
          "text": "300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 46.30"
        },
        {
          "text": "300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 46.34"
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        {
          "text": "36 BCE – 30 BCE, Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library 17.110"
        },
        {
          "text": "460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 7.104"
        },
        {
          "text": "430 BCE, Euripides, Herakles' Children 641"
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        {
          "text": "522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Nemean Ode 7.101"
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        {
          "text": "406 BCE, Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 133"
        },
        {
          "text": "380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 506E"
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        {
          "text": "430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 5.3.42"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Constitution of the Athenians 31.2"
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        {
          "text": "New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 24:25"
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      "ipa": "/nŷːn/",
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      "ipa": "/nyn/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/nyn/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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    {
      "ipa": "/nyn/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "ipa": "/nin/",
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}

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