νῦν, and
νυνί (which see in its place), adverb
now, Latin
nunc (the
Sept. for
עַתָּה; (from
Homer down));
1. adverb of Time,
now, i. e.
at the present time;
a. so used that by the thing which is now said to be or to be done the present time is opposed to past time:
John 4:18;
John 9:21;
Acts 16:37;
Acts 23:21;
Romans 13:11;
2 Thessalonians 2:6;
2 Corinthians 7:9;
2 Corinthians 13:2;
Philippians 1:30;
Philippians 2:12;
Philippians 3:18;
Colossians 1:24, etc.; frequently it denotes a somewhat extended portion of present time as opposed to a former state of things:
Luke 16:25;
Acts 7:4;
Galatians 1:23;
Galatians 3:3; specifically, the time since certain persons received the Christian religion,
Romans 5:9,
11;
Romans 6:19,
21;
Romans 8:1;
Galatians 2:20;
Galatians 4:29;
1 Peter 2:10,
25; or the time since man has had the blessing of the gospel, as opposed to past times, equivalent to
in our times, our age:
Acts 7:52;
Romans 16:26;
2 Corinthians 6:2;
Ephesians 3:5,
10;
2 Timothy 1:10;
1 Peter 1:12;
1 Peter 3:21,(cf. Epistle ad
Diogn. 1 [ET]).
b. opposed to future time:
John 12:21;
John 13:36 (opposed to
ὕστερον);
John 16:22;
Romans 11:31;
1 Corinthians 16:12;
νῦν καί εἰς πάντας τούς αἰῶνας,
Jude 1:25; used to distinguish this present age, preceding Christ's return, from the age which follows that return:
Luke 6:21,
25;
Ephesians 2:2;
Hebrews 2:8;
2 Peter 3:18;
1 John 2:28; with
ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τούτῳ added,
Mark 10:30.
c. Sometimes
νῦν with the present is used of what will occur
forthwith or soon, Luke 2:29;
John 12:31;
John 16:5;
John 17:13;
Acts 26:17. with a preterite, of what has just been done,
Matthew 26:65;
John 21:10; or
very lately (but now, just now, hyperbolically, equivalent to a short time ago),
νῦν ἐζήτουν σε λιθάσαι οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι,
John 11:8; cf.
Kypke at the passage;
Vig. ed. Herm., p. 425f with a future, of those future things which are thought of as already begun to be done,
John 12:31; or of those which will be done instantly,
Acts 13:11 (here others supply
ἐστι;
Winers Grammar, § 64, 2 a.); or
soon, Acts 20:22 (here
πορεύομαι merely has inherent future force; cf.
Buttmann, § 137, 10 a.).
d. with the imperative it often marks the proper or fit time for doing a thing:
Matthew 27:42;
Mark 15:32;
John 2:8. Hence, it serves to point an exhortation in
ἄγε νῦν,
come now:
James 4:13;
James 5:1 (where it is more correctly written
ἄγε νῦν, cf.
Passow, ii., p. 372).
e. with other particles, by which the contrast in time is marked more precisely:
καί νῦν,
even now (now also),
John 11:22;
Philippians 1:20;
and now, John 17:5;
Acts 7:34 (cf. 2 below);
Acts 10:5 (
Winer's Grammar, § 43, 3 a.);
Acts 20:25;
22:16;
ἀλλά νῦν,
Luke 22:36;
ἀλλά καί νῦν,
but even now, John 11:22 (
T Tr text
WH omit;
L Tr marginal reading brackets
ἀλλά);
ἔτι νῦν,
1 Corinthians 3:2(3) (
L WH brackets
ἔτι);
νῦν δέ (see
νυνί below)
but now, John 16:5;
John 17:13;
Hebrews 2:8;
τότε...
νῦν δέ,
Galatians 4:9;
Romans 6:21f (here
νυνί δέ);
Hebrews 12:26;
πότε...
νῦν δέ,
Romans 11:30 (
WH marginal reading
νυνί);
Ephesians 5:8;
1 Peter 2:10;
νῦν ἤδη,
now already, 1 John 4:3.
νῦν οὖν,
now therefore, Acts 10:33;
Acts 15:10;
Acts 16:36;
Acts 23:15 (
Genesis 27:8,
43;
Genesis 31:13,
30;
Genesis 45:8; 1 Macc. 10:71).
τό νῦν ἔχον, see
ἔχω, II. b.
f. with the article;
α. with neuter accusative absolutely of the article,
τά νῦν,
as respects the present; at present, now (in which sense it is written also
τανῦν (so Grab. always,
Rec. twice; classic editions often
τανῦν; cf.
Tdf. Proleg., p. 111;
Chandler, Accent, § 826)):
Acts 4:29;
Acts 17:30;
Acts 20:32;
Acts 27:22 (2 Macc. 15:8; often in classical Greek; also
τό νῦν, 1 Macc. 7:35 1 Macc. 9:9; cf.
Krüger, § 50, 5, 13;
Bernhardy (1829), p. 328; Alexander
Buttmann (1873) Gram. § 125, 8 Anm. 8 (5));
the things that now are, the present things, Judith 9:5; the accusative absolute,
as respects the things now taking place, equivalent to
as respects the case in hand, Acts 5:38.
β. ὁ,
ἡ,
τό νῦν,
the present, joined to substantives: as
ὁ νῦν αἰών,
1 Timothy 6:17;
2 Timothy 4:10;
Titus 2:12;
καιρός,
Romans 3:26;
Romans 8:18;
Romans 11:5; (
2 Corinthians 8:14 (13));
νῦν ἱεροσαλημ,
Galatians 4:25;
οἱ νῦν οὐρανοί,
2 Peter 3:7;
μου τῆς πρός ὑμᾶς νῦν (or
νυνί)
ἀπολογίας,
Acts 22:1.
γ. τό νῦν with prepositions:
ἀπό τοῦ νῦν (the
Sept. for
מֵעַתָּה)'
from this time onward (
A. V. from henceforth),
Luke 1:48;
Luke 5:10;
Luke 12:52;
Luke 22:69;
Acts 18:6;
2 Corinthians 5:16;
ἄχρι τοῦ νῦν,
Romans 8:22;
Philippians 1:5;
ἕως τοῦ νῦν (the
Sept. for
עַתָּה עַד),
Matthew 24:21;
Mark 13:19.
2. Like our
now and the Latin
nunc, it stands in a conclusion or sequence;
as things now are, as the matter now stands; under these circumstances; in the present state of affairs; since these things are so; as it is: Luke 11:39 (
νῦν i. e. since ye are intent on observing the requirements of tradition; (but others take
νῦν here of time — a covert allusion to a former and better state of things));
Colossians 1:24 (others, of time; cf. Meyer,
Lightfoot, Ellicott at the passage);
καί νῦν,
1 John 2:28;
2 John 1:5;
καί νῦν δεῦρο,
Acts 7:34.
νῦν δέ (and
νυνί δέ see,
νυνί,
but note; now however; but as it is; (often in classical Greek; cf. Vig. edition, Herm., p. 426;
Matthiae, ii., p. 1434f; Kühner, § 498, 2 (or
Jelf, § 719, 2)):
1 Corinthians 7:14;
James 4:16, and
R G in
Hebrews 9:26; especially after a conditional statement with
εἰ and the indicative preterite,
Luke 19:42;
John 8:40;
John 9:41;
John 15:22,
24;
John 18:36;
1 Corinthians 12:20; (cf.
Buttmann, § 151, 26). In Revelation
νῦν does not occur. (Synonym: see
ἄρτι.)
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