now,
νῦν(forνυν,νυ,v.infr. II),Adv.
A. now,both of thepresent moment,and of thepresent timegenerally,οἳ ν. βροτοί εἰσινmortalsof our day,
Il. 1.272 ; so in Ion. and Att. ,οἱ ν. [ἄνθρωποι]menof the present day,
Hdt. 1.68 ; οἵ γε ν.
Pi. O. 1.105
, B. 5.4 , cf. Arist. Metaph. 1069a26 ;ὁ ν. τρόπος, τὸ ν. βαρβαρικόν,
Th. 1.6 ;Βοιωτοὶ οἱ ν.ib. 12 ; ὁ ν. παρὼν χρόνος
S. Tr. 174
, al., Pl. Prm. 141e ; ἡμέρα ἡ ν.
S. OT 351
; νὺξ ἡ ν.
Id. Ant. 16
; ἡ ν. ὁδός
Id. El. 1295
; τὸ ν. the present,
Arist. Ph. 218a6
, al. ; ἀπὸ τοῦ ν.
Pl. Prm. 152c
, LXX Ge. 46.30 , etc. ; ἀπὸ ν.
AP 5.40
( Rufin. ) ; ἕως τοῦ ν.
LXX Ge. 46.34
;μέχρι ν.( v.l. μ. τοῦ ν. ) D.S. 17.110 ;τὰ ν.simply, = ν. , Hdt. 7.104 , E. Heracl. 641 , etc. ; τό περ ν.
Pi. N. 7.101
; τὰ δὲ ν.
S. OC 133
(lyr.) ; τὸ ν. εἶναι
Pl. R. 506e
, X. Cyr. 5.3.42 , Arist. Ath. 31.2 ; τὸ ν. ἔχον
Act.Ap. 24.25
.
2. of the immediate past,just now, but now,
ν. Μενέλαος ἐνίκησεν
Il. 3.439
, cf. 13.772 , Od. 1.43 , S. OC 84 , X. Cyr. 4.5.48 ; ν. γοῦν ἐπεχείρησας
Pl. R. 341c
; ἡλίκα ν. ἐτραγῴδει
D. 18.13
.
3. of the future,presently,
ν. αὖτ' ἐγχείῃ πειρήσομαι
Il. 5.279
, cf. 20.307 , Od. 1.200 ; ν. φεύξομαι, τόθ' ἁγνὸς ὤν
E. El. 975
; cf.νῦν δή, νυνί.
4. sts. opp. to what might have been under other circumstances,as it is(orwas), as the case stands(orstood), as a matter offact,
ν. δ' ὁ μὲν ὣς ἀπόλωλε
Od. 1.166
; εἰ μὲν ὑπώπτευον, οὐκ ἂν . . ἐποιούμην: ν. δὲ κτλ.
Th. 4.126
, cf. 1.122 , 3.113 , Pl. Cra. 384b , D. 18.195 , etc. ;καὶ ν.evenso,
X. An. 7.4.24 , 7.7.17 .
5. coupled with other Particles, τὰ ν. γε
S. Ph. 245
, etc. ; ν. γε μάν
Pi. P. 1.50
;ν. δή, v.h.v.: with other expressions of Time,ν. . . σήμερον, ν. ἡμέρη ἥδε,
Il. 7.29 , 13.828 ; ν. ἤδη henceforth,
S. Ant. 801
(anap.), etc. ; ν. . . ἄρτι but now,
Pl. Cra. 396c
.
II. enclit. (but see below)νυν , νυ. [νυonly Ep. , Boeot. , and Cypr. (also Arc. inὅνυ,q. v.) ;νῠνtwice in Hom. , Il. 10.105 , 23.485 :ῡ̆in Trag. (ῡ
A. Th. 242 , 246 , S. Ant. 705 , E. Or. 1678 , etc. ;ῠ
S. Tr. 92 , E. Andr. 91 , etc.),ῡin Com. ( Ar. V. 1381 , Pl. 975 , al.), exc. Cratin. 144 , Ar. Th. 105 (lyr., citing Agatho ), and perh. Nu. 141 ; both quantities inτοίνυν,q.v.]
1. rarely of Time,now,perh. so used in Il. 10.105 , cf. Parm. 19.1 , Pi. P. 11.44 , al., Epich. 170.6 .
2. in Ep. mostly as a particle of emphasis, ἧκε δ' ἐπ' Ἀργείοισι κακὸν βέλος: οἱ δέ νυ λαοὶ θνῇσκον
Il. 1.382
, etc. : freq. coupled with other Particles or Conjs., ἦ ῥά ν.
4.93
; καί νύ κεν
3.373
;οὔ ν., μή νύ τοι,
10.165 , 1.28 ;ἐπεί νύ τοιib. 416 ; ὥς νύ περ
2.258
.
3. in commands or entreaties, μή ν. μοι νεμεσήσετ'
15.115
: freq. with other Advbs.,δεῦρό ν.comenow !
23.485 ; ἐνταῦθά ν. ὕβριζε
A. Pr. 82
, cf. Ar. Th. 1001 , V. 149 , Pl. 724 ; εἶά ν.
Id. Pax 467
, V. 430 , Pl. 316 : freq. with imper.,φέρε ν.ib. 789 ; ἄγε ν.
Id. Pax 1056
, V. 381 ; σπεῦδέ ν.
Id. Pl. 414
; σίγαν.
S. Aj. 87
, Cratin.l.c. ; περίδου ν.
Ar. Nu. 644
, cf. X. Cyr. 5.3.21 , etc. ; ὕφαινέ ν.
B. 18.8
; so in Boeot. , ν. ἔνθω
IG 7.3172.88
(Orchom.) ; also in Cypr. with opt. in commands,δυϝάνοι ν., δώκοι ν.,
Inscr.Cypr. 135.6 , 16 H. (Idalion).
4. in questions,τίς ν. ; τί ν.; who, what, whynow?
Il. 5.373 , 1.414 , 4.31 ;ἦ νυ . .; Od. 6.125 . [In signf. I always perispom. In signf. II perispom. exc. when short, Hdn.Gr. 2.39 , al. ; enclit. when short, sts. in codd., as Il. 23.485 (Pap. in AJP 21.304 , etc. ; oxyt. when = δή , Tyrannioap.Hdn.Gr. 2.27 ;καθ' ὁμαλισμόνorκατ' ἔγκλισινwhen=δή,Sch. Ar. Pl. 414 ,Sch.A.R. 1.664 ). In codd. usu. perispom. in both senses, A. Pr. 82 , Th. 242 , 246 , S. Ant. 705 , El. 324 , Ar. Pl. 414 , V. 758 , 922 , etc. ; evenνῠνis writtenνῦνin codd. vett. Pi.
passim,also in S. Aj. 87 , Tr. 92 , etc. ; henceνυνmay freq. be restored where the sense requires it. The accent ofτοίνῡ̆νperh. shows that bothνῠνandνῡνcould be enclitic.—Position : in signf. Iνῦνcan occupy any position ; in signf. II it prefers (like other enclitics, but also like ἄν, δέ, γάρ , etc.) the second place in the sentence, e.g. πρός νύν σε πατρός
S. Ph. 468
, cf. OC 1333 ; ἀπό νύν με λείπετ' ἤδη
Id. Ph. 1177
(lyr.) ; μετά νυν δός
E. Supp. 56
(lyr.) ;νυ(always enclitic) precedes other enclitics and allows onlyδέto precede.] (Cf. Skt.nú, n[umacracute], nūnám,O E.
nū'now', etc.)
