3571. nux
Strong's Lexicon
nux: Night

Original Word: νύξ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: nux
Pronunciation: noox
Phonetic Spelling: (noox)
Definition: Night
Meaning: the night, night-time.

Word Origin: A primary word

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3915 - לַיְלָה (laylah): The Hebrew equivalent for "night," used throughout the Old Testament to denote the same period of darkness.

Usage: The Greek word "νύξ" (nux) refers to the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise, commonly known as "night." In the New Testament, it is used both literally and metaphorically. Literally, it describes the physical time of darkness, while metaphorically, it can represent spiritual darkness, ignorance, or a time of trial and tribulation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, night was a time of rest and cessation from labor, but it was also associated with danger and uncertainty due to the lack of artificial lighting. In Jewish culture, the day began at sunset, making night the start of a new day. Nighttime was often used for prayer and reflection, as seen in various biblical accounts.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
night, by night
NASB Translation
evening (1), midnight* (2), night (55), night night (1), nights (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3571: νύξ

νύξ, genitive νυκτός, (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 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, ; 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 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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
midnight.

A primary word; "night" (literally or figuratively) -- (mid-)night.

Forms and Transliterations
νυκτα νύκτα νυκτας νύκτας νύκτες νυκτι νυκτί νυκτὶ νύκτί νυκτος νυκτός νυκτὸς νυκτών νυξ νύξ νὺξ νυξί νυξίν nukta nuktas nukti nuktos nux nykta nýkta nyktas nýktas nykti nyktí nyktì nyktos nyktós nyktòs nyx nýx nỳx
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 2:14 N-GFS
GRK: μητέρα αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς καὶ ἀνεχώρησεν
NAS: and His mother while it was still night, and left
KJV: his mother by night, and departed
INT: mother of him by night and withdrew

Matthew 4:2 N-AFP
GRK: τεσσεράκοντα καὶ νύκτας τεσσεράκοντα ὕστερον
NAS: and forty nights, He then
KJV: forty nights, he was afterward
INT: forty and nights forty afterward

Matthew 12:40 N-AFP
GRK: καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας οὕτως ἔσται
NAS: AND THREE NIGHTS IN THE BELLY
KJV: and three nights in the whale's
INT: and three nights thus will be

Matthew 12:40 N-AFP
GRK: καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας
NAS: and three nights in the heart
KJV: and three nights in the heart
INT: and three nights

Matthew 14:25 N-GFS
GRK: φυλακῇ τῆς νυκτὸς ἦλθεν πρὸς
NAS: watch of the night He came
KJV: watch of the night Jesus
INT: watch of the night he went to

Matthew 25:6 N-GFS
GRK: μέσης δὲ νυκτὸς κραυγὴ γέγονεν
INT: at middle moreover of [the] night a cry there was

Matthew 26:31 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ ταύτῃ γέγραπται
NAS: of Me this night, for it is written,
KJV: of me this night: for it is written,
INT: during the night this it has been written

Matthew 26:34 N-DFS
GRK: ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ πρὶν ἀλέκτορα
NAS: to you that this [very] night, before
KJV: That this night, before the cock
INT: this night before [the] rooster

Matthew 28:13 N-GFS
GRK: μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς ἐλθόντες ἔκλεψαν
NAS: came by night and stole Him away
KJV: disciples came by night, and stole him
INT: disciples of him by night having come stole

Mark 4:27 N-AFS
GRK: καὶ ἐγείρηται νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν
NAS: and he goes to bed at night and gets
KJV: and rise night and day,
INT: and rise night and day

Mark 5:5 N-GFS
GRK: διὰ παντὸς νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας
NAS: Constantly, night and day,
KJV: And always, night and day,
INT: Constantly all night and day

Mark 6:48 N-GFS
GRK: φυλακὴν τῆς νυκτὸς ἔρχεται πρὸς
NAS: watch of the night He came
KJV: watch of the night he cometh
INT: watch of the night he comes to

Mark 14:27 Noun-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ ταύτη ὅτι
KJV: me this night: for it is written,
INT: on the night this for

Mark 14:30 N-DFS
GRK: ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ πρὶν ἢ
NAS: very night, before
KJV: [even] in this night, before the cock
INT: this night before that

Luke 2:8 N-GFS
GRK: φυλακὰς τῆς νυκτὸς ἐπὶ τὴν
NAS: over their flock by night.
KJV: their flock by night.
INT: watch by night over the

Luke 2:37 N-AFS
GRK: δεήσεσιν λατρεύουσα νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν
NAS: serving night and day
KJV: and prayers night and day.
INT: prayers serving night and day

Luke 5:5 N-GFS
GRK: δι' ὅλης νυκτὸς κοπιάσαντες οὐδὲν
NAS: all night and caught
KJV: all the night, and have taken
INT: through whole night having toiled nothing

Luke 12:20 N-DFS
GRK: ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τὴν ψυχήν
NAS: This [very] night your soul
KJV: [Thou] fool, this night thy soul
INT: this the night the soul

Luke 17:34 N-DFS
GRK: ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ ἔσονται δύο
NAS: I tell you, on that night there will be two
KJV: you, in that night there shall be two
INT: In that night there will be two [men]

Luke 18:7 N-GFS
GRK: ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός καὶ μακροθυμεῖ
NAS: to Him day and night, and will He delay long
KJV: day and night unto him,
INT: day and night and [is] being patient

Luke 21:37 N-AFP
GRK: τὰς δὲ νύκτας ἐξερχόμενος ηὐλίζετο
NAS: in the temple, but at evening He would go
KJV: and at night he went out,
INT: and [the] evening going out he lodged

John 3:2 N-GFS
GRK: πρὸς αὐτὸν νυκτὸς καὶ εἶπεν
NAS: came to Jesus by night and said
KJV: to Jesus by night, and said
INT: to him by night and said

John 9:4 N-NFS
GRK: ἐστίν ἔρχεται νὺξ ὅτε οὐδεὶς
NAS: as it is day; night is coming
KJV: it is day: the night cometh, when
INT: it is comes night when no one

John 11:10 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ νυκτί προσκόπτει ὅτι
NAS: walks in the night, he stumbles,
KJV: in the night, he stumbleth,
INT: in the night he stumbles because

John 13:30 N-NFS
GRK: ἦν δὲ νύξ
NAS: out immediately; and it was night.
KJV: and it was night.
INT: it was moreover night

Strong's Greek 3571
62 Occurrences


νύκτα — 4 Occ.
νύκτας — 4 Occ.
νυκτὶ — 14 Occ.
νυκτὸς — 33 Occ.
νὺξ — 7 Occ.















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