Word study · Greek

nýx

night

Say it: NOOKS (approximate)

νύξ

What it means

Night. In 2:9, "night and day" Paul worked at his trade; in 5:2, 5:5, 5:7, the day of the Lord comes "like a thief in the night," and believers are not "of the night."

Range of meaning

  • NightThe dark part of the day.
  • DarknessA picture of ignorance.

In 1 Thessalonians