Νὺξ ὑγρά

a moist night

Translated by Catharine Roth6 Sep 2008Vetting: high4 revisions

6 words

A difficult [one], [he] is saying.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Νὺξ ὑγρά· χαλεπή, φησί.

Betacode

*nu\c u(gra/: xaleph/, fhsi/.

Notes

Evidently a quoted phrase, with a gloss on it. On no discernible basis, Adler initially pointed to Callimachus as the origin of the phrase, but in her consolidated addenda and corrigenda she changed her mind (prompted by Erich Diehl): see Plato, Critias 112A (cited by LSJ, see web address 1); and subsequently in the paroemiographers.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

ν575ΝύκταnightThe Scripture often calls misfortunes [night], since those who fall into misfortunes think that they are living in darkness.

Neighbouring entries

ν611Νῦν τοῦτ' ἐκεῖν' ἥκει τὸ Δάτιδος μέλοςnow this has come -- that song of Datis ν612Νύξnight ν613Νὺξ ὑγράa moist night ν614Νύξαιto pierce ν615Νυρίζειpricks

Revision history4 revisions · last 6 Dec 2020

6 Dec 2020added a link — Catharine Roth
3 Feb 2014expanded note — David Whitehead
18 Jun 2013Revised — David Whitehead
7 Sep 2008augmented note and keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
6 Sep 2008Translated — Catharine Roth