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νῦν

I.now at this very time, Lat. nunc, οἳ νῦν βροτοί εἰσι mortals who now live, such as they are now, Il.; so in attic, οἱ νῦν ἄνθρωποι men of the present day; τὸ νῦν the present time, Plat.;— τὰ νῦν (often written τανῦν) used simply like νῦν, Hdt., attic
2.also of what is just past, just now, but now, Hom., Soph.
3.now, i. e. as it is, as the case now stands, Thuc.; so, καὶ νῦν even in this case, Xen.
II.besides the sense of Time, the enclit. νυν, νυ denotes
1.immediate sequence of one thing upon another, then, thereupon, thereafter, Hom.
2.also by way of Inference, then, therefore, Il., etc.
3.used to strengthen a command, δεῦρό νυν quick then! Il.; εἶά νυν, etc.; φέρε νυν, ἄγε νυν, σπεῦδέ νυν, σίγα νυν, etc., Xen.:—also to strengthen a question, τίς νυν; τί νυν; who then? what then? id=Xen.

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