νῦν

νῦν — nŷn

νῦν, and νυνί (which see in its place), adverb now, Latinnunc (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: Joh 4:18; Joh 9:21; Act 16:37; Act 23:21; Rom 13:11; 2Th 2:6; 2Co 7:9; 2Co 13:2; Php 1:30; Php 2:12; Php 3:18; Col 1:24, etc.; frequently it denotes a somewhat extended portion of present time as opposed to a former state of things: Luk 16:25; Act 7:4; Gal 1:23; Gal 3:3; specifically, the time since certain persons received the Christian religion, Rom 5:9; Rom 5:11; Rom 6:19; Rom 6:21; Rom 8:1; Gal 2:20; Gal 4:29; 1Pe 2:10; 1Pe 2:25; or the time since man has had the blessing of the gospel, as opposed to past times, equivalent to in our times, our age: Act 7:52; Rom 16:26; 2Co 6:2; Eph 3:5; Eph 3:10; 2Ti 1:10; 1Pe 1:12; 1Pe 3:21,(cf. Epistle ad Diogn. 1 [ET]).

b. opposed to future time: Joh 12:21; Joh 13:36 (opposed to ὕστερον);; Rom 11:31; 1Co 16:12; νῦν καί εἰς πάντας τούς αἰῶνας, Jud 1:25; used to distinguish this present age, preceding Christ's return, from the age which follows that return: Luk 6:21; Luk 6:25; Eph 2:2; Heb 2:8; 2Pe 3:18; 1Jn 2:28; with ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τούτῳ added, Mar 10:30.

c. Sometimes νῦν with the present is used of what will occur forthwith or soon, Luk 2:29; Joh 12:31; Joh 16:5; Joh 17:13; Act 26:17. with a preterite, of what has just been done, Mat 26:65; Joh 21:10; or very lately (but now, just now, hyperbolically, equivalent to a short time ago), νῦν ἐζήτουν σε λιθάσαι οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, Joh 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, Joh 12:31; or of those which will be done instantly, Act 13:11 (here others supply ἐστι; Winers Grammar, § 64, 2 a.); or soon, Act 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: Mat 27:42; Mar 15:32; Joh 2:8. Hence, it serves to point an exhortation in ἄγε νῦν, come now: Jas 4:13; Jas 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), Joh 11:22; Php 1:20; and now, Joh 17:5; Act 7:34 (cf. 2 below); (Winer's Grammar, § 43, 3 a.);; ἀλλά νῦν, Luk 22:36; ἀλλά καί νῦν, but even now, Joh 11:22 (T Tr text WH omit; L Tr marginal reading brackets ἀλλά); ἔτι νῦν, 1Co 3:2(3) (L WH brackets ἔτι); νῦν δέ (see νυνί below) but now, Joh 16:5; Joh 17:13; Heb 2:8; τότε... νῦν δέ, Gal 4:9; Rom 6:21 f (here νυνί δέ); Heb 12:26; πότε... νῦν δέ, Rom 11:30 (WH marginal reading νυνί); Eph 5:8; 1Pe 2:10; νῦν ἤδη, now already, 1Jn 4:3. νῦν οὖν, now therefore, Act 10:33; Act 15:10; Act 16:36; Act 23:15 (Gen 27:8; Gen 27:43; Gen 31:13; Gen 31:30; Gen 45:8; 1Ma 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)): Act 4:29; Act 17:30; Act 20:32; Act 27:22 (2Ma 15:8; often in classical Greek; also τό νῦν, 1Ma 7:35 1Ma 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, Jdt 9:5; the accusative absolute, as respects the things now taking place, equivalent to as respects the case in hand, Act 5:38. β. ὁ, ἡ, τό νῦν, the present, joined to substantives: as ὁ νῦν αἰών, 1Ti 6:17; 2Ti 4:10; Tit 2:12; καιρός, Rom 3:26; Rom 8:18; Rom 11:5; (2Co 8:14 (13)); νῦν ἱεροσαλημ, Gal 4:25; οἱ νῦν οὐρανοί, 2Pe 3:7; μου τῆς πρός ὑμᾶς νῦν (or νυνί) ἀπολογίας, Act 22:1. γ. τό νῦν with prepositions: ἀπό τοῦ νῦν (the Sept. for מֵעַתָּה)' from this time onward (A. V. from henceforth), Luk 1:48; Luk 5:10; Luk 12:52; Luk 22:69; Act 18:6; 2Co 5:16; ἄχρι τοῦ νῦν, Rom 8:22; Php 1:5; ἕως τοῦ νῦν (the Sept. for עַתָּה עַד), Mat 24:21; Mar 13:19.

2. Like our now and the Latinnunc, 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": Luk 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)); Col 1:24 (others, of time; cf. Meyer, Lightfoot, Ellicott at the passage); καί νῦν, 1Jn 2:28; 2Jn 1:5; καί νῦν δεῦρο, Act 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)): 1Co 7:14; Jas 4:16, and R G in Heb 9:26; especially after a conditional statement with εἰ and the indicative preterite, Luk 19:42; Joh 8:40; Joh 9:41; Joh 15:22; Joh 15:24; Joh 18:36; 1Co 12:20; (cf. Buttmann, § 151, 26). In Revelation νῦν does not occur. (Synonym: see ἄρτι.)