[*] 2924.
νῦν now,
at present often has a causal sense, as
νῦν δέ but as the case stands,
as it is; often to mark reality in contrast to an assumed case.
[*] 2925.
νυ_νί_ (
νῦν + deictic
ι_, 333 g) is stronger than
νῦν:
even now, at this moment; rarely in a causal sense.
[*] 2926.
νυ?́ν (enclitic; lyric, tragic, Herodotus, rare and suspected in Homer), a weakened form of
νῦν, is rarely temporal, usually inferential, as now is used for then, therefore.
νύν thus marks the connection of the speaker's thought with the situation in which he is placed. It is commonly used after imperatives, prohibitive and hortatory subjunctives. Thus, ““
κάθιζε νύν με”
seat me, then”
S. O. C. 21. In Xenophon and Plato
νυν is written by some editors, where the Mss. have
νῦν (
X. C. 4.2.37, H. 4. 1.
39).
[*] 2927.
νύ_ν (enclitic) is adopted by some scholars in Attic tragedy where a long syllable is required (
S. O. T. 644). Others write
νῦν (with the
force of
νυ?́ν).
[*] 2928.
νυ?́ (enclitic; Epic and Cyprian), a still weaker form of
νῦν, and less emphatic than
δή. It is common in questions and appeals; less frequent in statements; as
τίς νυ;
who now? Also after other particles, as
καί νύ κε, ἦ ῥά νυ.
