νύξ

νύξ genitive νυκτός, ἡ,

[in LXX chiefly for לַיִל ;]

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