νυνί
nyní · G3570 · Greek · 20 occurrences
Meanings
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now
A point of time simultaneous with the event of the discourse itself
ExamplesActs 24:13 “Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.
Romans 3:21 But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,
Romans 6:22 But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.
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just now, presently
A time shortly before or shortly after the time of the discourse
ExamplesActs 22:1 “Brothers and fathers, hear my defense which I now offer to you.”
Romans 15:25 but now, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.
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A marker of a summary statement (and so, accordingly, meanwhile (or left untranslated))
ExamplesRomans 7:6 But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter.
Romans 7:17 But now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin that dwells in me.
1 Corinthians 13:13 But now faith, hope, and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Ὀνήσιμοςprofitable 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- ἄρτι árti · G737 · now, just now, presently
- Both terms denote immediate present-time reference — 'now,' 'just now, presently.' The two are functionally interchangeable in contexts denoting 'just now' or 'at this very moment.'
In the other Testament 1 word
- עַתָּה ʻattâh · H6258 · now, therefore, now then
- Greek νυνί (just now) serves as a direct translation equivalent of Hebrew עַתָּה (now, henceforth) in temporal deictic contexts, both denoting present or immediate time reference.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Now67.38
- Describing the present state of righteousness, Romans 3:21 states “But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,” where “now” renders this adverb for the present time.
- Just now, presently67.39
- Contrasting his former and present condition, Romans 7:17 states “So now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me,” where “So now” renders this same adverb, here marking a shift to the immediate present circumstance.
- And so, accordingly, meanwhile (or left untranslated)91.4
- Concluding a discussion of spiritual gifts, 1 Corinthians 13:13 states “But now faith, hope, and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love,” where “now” renders this same word used as a transitional particle introducing the conclusion, rather than marking a strict point in time.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (νῦν with iota demonstrative (Krüger, § 25, 6, 4f; Kühner, § 180, e. (Jelf, § 160, e.);…
1. of Time: with a present (Job 30:9), Acts 24:13 L T Tr WH; Rom 15:23, Rom 15:25; 1 Cor 13:13 (ἄρτι... τότε δέ... νυνί δέ); 2 Cor 8:11, 2 Cor 8:22; Phm 1:9, Phm 1:11 (namely, ὄντα); with a perfect indicating continuance, Rom 3:21 (others refer this to 2); with a preterite (Ps 16:11), Rom 6:22 (opposed to τότε); Rom 7:6; Eph 2:13 (opposed to 1, τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ); Col 1:22 () (and Col 3:8; also Rom 11:30 WH marginal reading) (opposed to πότε); Col 1:26 (R G L marginal reading; cf. Winers Grammar, § 63 I. 2 b.; Buttmann, 382 (328)) (opposed to ἀπό τῶν αἰώνων); with a future, Job 7:21; Baruch 6:4 (Epistle Jeremiah 3); 2 Macc. 10:10; τῆς πρός ὑμᾶς νυνί ἀπολογίας, Acts 22:1.
2. contrary to Greek usage, in stating a conclusion (see νῦν, 2), but since the case stands thus (as it is): 1 Cor. ( R G T L marginal reading); R G (i. e. since ὁ γλώσσῃ λαλῶν without an interpretation cannot edify the church); but now (German so aber), Heb 9:26 L T Tr WH; after a conditional statement with εἰ (see νῦν, at the end), Rom 7:17; 1 Cor 12:18 (R G T WH marginal reading); ; Heb 8:6 (here L Tr marginal reading WH text νῦν), cf. ; Rec., cf. ; (Buttmann, § 151, 26).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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