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Ancient Greek: N

ναί

particle

yes, truly Drafted; not yet checked.

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A young wife learns to run the house Xenophon, Oeconomicus (Household Management), chapters 7–9 (about 360 BCE), in the edition of E. C. Marchant (Oxford, 1900) · about 360 BCE; the exact year is not known

  • 7.15Ναὶ μὰ Δί’, ἔφην ἐγώ, ὦ γύναι, καὶ γὰρ ἐμοὶ ὁ …yes

ναός

noun

temple; shrine Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague at My Country House, and a Life for a Life Aelius Aristides, Sacred Tales II and V · early 170s CE (plague events of the mid-160s, probably 165 or 166)

  • A2… καλούμενος ἐν Περγάμῳ, οὗ ὁ πρῶτος ‖J295‖ τῶν ναῶν τῶν τριῶν ἐστιν.temples

ναῦς

noun

ship Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)

  • 2.57.1… τῇ Ἀθηναίων καὶ οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ἐστράτευον ἐπὶ τῶν νεῶν, ἡ νόσος ἔν τε τῇ στρατιᾷ τοὺς Ἀθηναίους …ships

ναυτικός

adjective

naval, of ships; fleet Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)

  • 2.65.7ὁ μὲν γὰρ ἡσυχάζοντάς τε καὶ τὸ ναυτικὸν θεραπεύοντας καὶ ἀρχὴν μὴ ἐπικτωμένους ἐν τῷ …navy

νεκρός

noun

corpse; dead Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 11 uses

The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)

  • 2.52.2… ὁ φθόρος ἐγίγνετο οὐδενὶ κόσμῳ, ἀλλὰ καὶ νεκροὶ ἐπ’ ἀλλήλοις ἀποθνῄσκοντες ἔκειντο καὶ ἐν ταῖς …dead bodies
  • 2.52.3τά τε ἱερὰ ἐν οἷς ἐσκήνηντο νεκρῶν πλέα ἦν, αὐτοῦ ἐναποθνῃσκόντων· ὑπερβιαζομένου …corpses
  • 2.52.4… τοὺς νήσαντας οἱ μὲν ἐπιθέντες τὸν ἑαυτῶν νεκρὸν ὑφῆπτον, οἱ δὲ καιομένου ἄλλου ἐπιβαλόντες …dead

The Plague at Constantinople Procopius, History of the Wars, Book 2 (chapters 22–23) · c. 550 (events of 542; Books 1–7 made public in 551 at the earliest)

  • 2.23.2… πεντακισχιλίους ἡμέρᾳ ἑκάστῃ ἐξικνεῖτο τὸ τῶν νεκρῶν μέτρον, καὶ αὖ πάλιν ἐς μυρίους τε καὶ τούτων …dead
  • 2.23.3… αὐτὸς ἕκαστος ἐπεμελεῖτο τῶν κατὰ τὴν οἰκίαν νεκρῶν, οὓς δὴ καὶ ἐς ἀλλοτρίας θήκας ἐρρίπτουν ἢ …dead
  • 2.23.8… τὰ οἰκεῖα προσαναλίσκων τοὺς ἀπημελημένους τῶν νεκρῶν ἔθαπτεν.dead

νέμω

verb

distribute, assign; pasture, graze; possess Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Plague at Constantinople Procopius, History of the Wars, Book 2 (chapters 22–23) · c. 550 (events of 542; Books 1–7 made public in 551 at the earliest)

  • 2.23.6… ἦλθε. στρατιώτας οὖν ἐκ παλατίου καὶ χρήματα νείμας Θεόδωρον ἐκέλευε τοῦ ἔργου τούτου ἐπιμελεῖσθαι, …assigning

νεογνός

adjective

newborn Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

A young wife learns to run the house Xenophon, Oeconomicus (Household Management), chapters 7–9 (about 360 BCE), in the edition of E. C. Marchant (Oxford, 1900) · about 360 BCE; the exact year is not known

  • 7.21… ἔργα δεόμενά ἐστι. στεγνῶν δὲ δεῖται καὶ ἡ τῶν νεογνῶν τέκνων παιδοτροφία, στεγνῶν δὲ καὶ αἱ ἐκ τοῦ …newborn

νέος

neos

adjective

young; new Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Plague at My Country House, and a Life for a Life Aelius Aristides, Sacred Tales II and V · early 170s CE (plague events of the mid-160s, probably 165 or 166)

  • B6… ἄλλος καὶ ἄλλος· ἔπειτʼ ἔκειντο ἅπαντες καὶ νεώτεροι καὶ πρεσβύτεροι· τελευταῖος δὲ ἐλήφθην ἐγώ.younger

Relatives of English new

Little changed here; the n and the w sound held on everywhere.

Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion

νεοττός

noun

young bird, nestling; young Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

A young wife learns to run the house Xenophon, Oeconomicus (Household Management), chapters 7–9 (about 360 BCE), in the edition of E. C. Marchant (Oxford, 1900) · about 360 BCE; the exact year is not known

  • 7.34… ἐπειδὰν δὲ ἐκτραφῇ καὶ ἀξιοεργοὶ οἱ νεοττοὶ γένωνται, ἀποικίζει αὐτούς σὺν τῶν ἐπιγόνων …young

νέω

verb

swim; spin; heap up Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)

  • 2.52.4… σφίσιν· ἐπὶ πυρὰς γὰρ ἀλλοτρίας φθάσαντες τοὺς νήσαντας οἱ μὲν ἐπιθέντες τὸν ἑαυτῶν νεκρὸν ὑφῆπτον, οἱ …who had built them

νή

particle

yes, by (in oaths) Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

A young wife learns to run the house Xenophon, Oeconomicus (Household Management), chapters 7–9 (about 360 BCE), in the edition of E. C. Marchant (Oxford, 1900) · about 360 BCE; the exact year is not known

  • 7.37… σοι ἐπιμελητέον πάντων ὅπως θεραπεύηται. Νὴ Δί’, ἔφη ἡ γυνή, ἐπιχαριτώτατον μὲν οὖν, ἂν …yes, by (in an oath)
  • 7.40… ὡς οἰκτίρονται, ὅτι μάτην πονεῖν δοκοῦσι; Νὴ Δί’, ἔφη ἡ γυνή, καὶ γὰρ τλήμονές εἰσιν, εἰ …yes, by (in an oath)

νήθω

nēthō

spin Drafted; not yet checked.

Relatives of English needle

The n held steady. The word means a tool for sewing; Latin nēre and Greek nēthō mean 'to spin'.

Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion

νῆσος

noun

island Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague at Constantinople Procopius, History of the Wars, Book 2 (chapters 22–23) · c. 550 (events of 542; Books 1–7 made public in 551 at the earliest)

  • 2.22.8οὔτε γὰρ νῆσόν τινα ἢ σπήλαιον ἢ ἀκρώρειαν ἐλίπετο ἀνθρώπους …island

νικάω

verb

conquer, win, prevail Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 5 uses

The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)

  • 2.47.4… τελευτῶντές τε αὐτῶν ἀπέστησαν ὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ νικώμενοι.overcome
  • 2.51.5… καὶ οἱ οἰκεῖοι ἐξέκαμνον ὑπὸ τοῦ πολλοῦ κακοῦ νικώμενοι.overcome
  • 2.54.3… ἐν τῷ ἔπει ὑπὸ τῶν παλαιῶν, ἀλλὰ λιμόν, ἐνίκησε δὲ ἐπὶ τοῦ παρόντος εἰκότως λοιμὸν εἰρῆσθαι· οἱ …won out
  • 2.60.6… φράζοι· προσόντος δὲ καὶ τοῦδε, χρήμασι δὲ νικωμένου, τὰ ξύμπαντα τούτου ἑνὸς ἂν πωλοῖτο.being overcome

The Plague at Constantinople Procopius, History of the Wars, Book 2 (chapters 22–23) · c. 550 (events of 542; Books 1–7 made public in 551 at the earliest)

  • 2.23.16… μάλιστα τῇ τε πονηρίᾳ καὶ τῇ ἄλλῃ παρανομίᾳ νενικηκότες· ἐπεὶ καὶ ἀπισχυρισάμενος ἄν τις οὐ τὰ ψευδῆ …having outdone

νίκη

noun

victory Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)

  • 2.54.4… εἰ χρὴ πολεμεῖν ἀνεῖλε κατὰ κράτος πολεμοῦσι νίκην ἔσεσθαι, καὶ αὐτὸς ἔφη ξυλλήψεσθαι.victory

νομίζω

verb

think, believe; be customary Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 5 uses

The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)

  • 2.48.3… εἰκὸς ἦν γενέσθαι αὐτό, καὶ τὰς αἰτίας ἅστινας νομίζει τοσαύτης μεταβολῆς ἱκανὰς εἶναι δύναμιν ἐς τὸ …he thinks
  • 2.53.3… τῷ δόξαντι καλῷ οὐδεὶς πρόθυμος ἦν, ἄδηλον νομίζων εἰ πρὶν ἐπ’ αὐτὸ ἐλθεῖν διαφθαρήσεται· ὅτι δὲ …thinking
  • 2.63.1… τοὺς πόνους ἢ μηδὲ τὰς τιμὰς διώκειν· μηδὲ νομίσαι περὶ ἑνὸς μόνου, δουλείας ἀντ’ ἐλευθερίας, …to think
  • 2.65.4… δὲ ἡ ξύμπασα πόλις προσεδεῖτο πλείστου ἄξιον νομίζοντες εἶναι.thinking

The Plague at Constantinople Procopius, History of the Wars, Book 2 (chapters 22–23) · c. 550 (events of 542; Books 1–7 made public in 551 at the earliest)

  • 2.23.12… τὰς ταφὰς νόμιμα. οὔτε γὰρ παραπεμπόμενοι ᾗ νενόμισται οἱ νεκροὶ ἐκομίζοντο οὔτε καταψαλλόμενοι ἧπερ …is customary

νόμιμος

adjective

customary, lawful; in the plural, customs Drafted; not yet checked.

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The Plague at Constantinople Procopius, History of the Wars, Book 2 (chapters 22–23) · c. 550 (events of 542; Books 1–7 made public in 551 at the earliest)

  • 2.23.12Πάντα τε ὑπερώφθη τότε τὰ περὶ τὰς ταφὰς νόμιμα. οὔτε γὰρ παραπεμπόμενοι ᾗ νενόμισται οἱ νεκροὶ …customs

νόμος

noun

law; custom Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 6 uses

The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)

  • 2.52.4νόμοι τε πάντες ξυνεταράχθησαν οἷς ἐχρῶντο πρότερον …customs
  • 2.53.4θεῶν δὲ φόβος ἢ ἀνθρώπων νόμος οὐδεὶς ἀπεῖργε, τὸ μὲν κρίνοντες ἐν ὁμοίῳ καὶ …law

A young wife learns to run the house Xenophon, Oeconomicus (Household Management), chapters 7–9 (about 360 BCE), in the edition of E. C. Marchant (Oxford, 1900) · about 360 BCE; the exact year is not known

  • 7.30συνεπαινεῖ δέ, ἔφη φάναι, καὶ ὁ νόμος αὐτά, συζευγνὺς ἄνδρα καὶ γυναῖκα· καὶ …law
  • 7.30… ὥσπερ τῶν τέκνων ὁ θεὸς ἐποίησεν, οὕτω καὶ ὁ νόμος τοῦ οἴκου κοινωνοὺς καθίστησι. καὶ καλὰ δὲ …law
  • 7.30… οἴκου κοινωνοὺς καθίστησι. καὶ καλὰ δὲ εἶναι ὁ νόμος ἀποδείκνυσιν ἃ καὶ ὁ θεὸς ἔφυσεν ἑκάτερον …law

The Plague at Constantinople Procopius, History of the Wars, Book 2 (chapters 22–23) · c. 550 (events of 542; Books 1–7 made public in 551 at the earliest)

  • 2.22.4εἴτε γὰρ χωρίων ἐνοικήσει εἴτε νόμῳ διαίτης, ἢ φύσεως τρόπῳ, ἢ ἐπιτηδεύμασιν, ἢ …in custom

νόος

noun

mind, thought; sense Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Plague at My Country House, and a Life for a Life Aelius Aristides, Sacred Tales II and V · early 170s CE (plague events of the mid-160s, probably 165 or 166)

  • B12τὸ μέντοι τοῦ Ὁμήρου κἀν τούτοις εἶπες ἂν, τὸ νόος γε μὲν ἔμπεδος ἦεν.mind

νοσέω

verb

be sick, fall ill Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 7 uses

The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)

  • 2.48.3… τι προειδὼς μὴ ἀγνοεῖν, ταῦτα δηλώσω αὐτός τε νοσήσας καὶ αὐτὸς ἰδὼν ἄλλους πάσχοντας.having been sick

The Plague at Constantinople Procopius, History of the Wars, Book 2 (chapters 22–23) · c. 550 (events of 542; Books 1–7 made public in 551 at the earliest)

  • 2.22.16… καὶ ἄχρις ἑσπέρας ὁ πυρετὸς ἦν ὥστε μήτε τοῖς νοσοῦσιν αὐτοῖς μήτε ἰατρῷ ἁπτομένῳ δόκησιν κινδύνου …sick
  • 2.22.23… οὔτε ἰδιώτῃ μεταλαχεῖν τοῦ κακοῦ τοῦδε τῶν νοσούντων ἢ τῶν τετελευτηκότων ἁπτομένῳ ξυνέβη, ἐπεὶ …sick
  • 2.23.4… λίαν εὐδαίμονες τῆς τῶν οἰκετῶν ὑπουργίας ἢ νοσούντων ἢ τετελευτηκότων ἐστέρηντο, πολλαί τε οἰκίαι …being sick
  • 2.23.17… ὅσοις ξυνέβαινε τὸ σῶμα ἐρρῶσθαι, ἢ τοὺς νοσοῦντας ἐθεράπευον, ἢ τοὺς τετελευτηκότας ἐθρήνουν.sick
  • 2.23.19… καὶ λόγου πολλοῦ ἄξιον εἶναι· ὥστε καὶ τῶν νοσούντων τισὶν ἄωρον ξυμβῆναι δοκεῖν ἀπορίᾳ τῶν …sick
  • 2.23.20… τὸ παράπαν ἰδεῖν, ἄλλως τε ἡνίκα βασιλεῖ νοσῆσαι ξυνέβη (καὶ αὐτῷ γὰρ ξυνέπεσε βουβῶνα ἐπῆρθαι), …to fall sick

νόσημα

noun

disease, illness Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 5 uses

The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)

  • 2.49.6… τι δυνάμεως, ἢ εἰ διαφύγοιεν, ἐπικατιόντος τοῦ νοσήματος ἐς τὴν κοιλίαν καὶ ἑλκώσεώς τε αὐτῇ ἰσχυρᾶς …disease
  • 2.51.1τὸ μὲν οὖν νόσημα, πολλὰ καὶ ἄλλα παραλιπόντι ἀτοπίας, ὡς ἑκάστῳ …disease
  • 2.51.6… ἐλπίδος τι εἶχον κούφης μηδ’ ἂν ὑπ’ ἄλλου νοσήματός ποτε ἔτι διαφθαρῆναι.disease
  • 2.53.1… καὶ ἐς τἆλλα τῇ πόλει ἐπὶ πλέον ἀνομίας τὸ νόσημα. ῥᾷον γὰρ ἐτόλμα τις ἃ πρότερον ἀπεκρύπτετο μὴ …disease
  • 2.57.1… καὶ ἐλέχθη τοὺς Πελοποννησίους δείσαντας τὸ νόσημα, ὡς ἐπυνθάνοντο τῶν αὐτομόλων ὅτι ἐν τῇ πόλει …disease

νόσος

noun

disease, sickness Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 31 uses

The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)

  • 2.47.3… ὄντων αὐτῶν οὐ πολλάς πω ἡμέρας ἐν τῇ Ἀττικῇ ἡ νόσος πρῶτον ἤρξατο γενέσθαι τοῖς Ἀθηναίοις, …sickness
  • 2.49.6… διὰ παντός. καὶ τὸ σῶμα, ὅσονπερ χρόνον καὶ ἡ νόσος ἀκμάζοι, οὐκ ἐμαραίνετο, ἀλλ’ ἀντεῖχε παρὰ …sickness
  • 2.50.1γενόμενον γὰρ κρεῖσσον λόγου τὸ εἶδος τῆς νόσου τά τε ἄλλα χαλεπωτέρως ἢ κατὰ τὴν ἀνθρωπείαν …sickness
  • 2.54.5… εἶναι· ἐσβεβληκότων δὲ τῶν Πελοποννησίων ἡ νόσος ἤρξατο εὐθύς, καὶ ἐς μὲν Πελοπόννησον οὐκ …sickness
  • 2.54.5… τὰ πολυανθρωπότατα. ταῦτα μὲν τὰ κατὰ τὴν νόσον γενόμενα.sickness
  • 2.57.1… καὶ οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ἐστράτευον ἐπὶ τῶν νεῶν, ἡ νόσος ἔν τε τῇ στρατιᾷ τοὺς Ἀθηναίους ἔφθειρε καὶ ἐν …sickness

νύκτωρ

adverb

by night Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library

The Plague at My Country House, and a Life for a Life Aelius Aristides, Sacred Tales II and V · early 170s CE (plague events of the mid-160s, probably 165 or 166)

  • C14… εἴτε δὴ σεσημασμένα εἴτε καὶ μή· ἃ τὸν Ἄλκιμον νύκτωρ ἀκούσαντα παρʼ αὐτῆς ἀπομνημονεύσαντα …by night

νῦν

nyn

adverb

now Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 6 uses

The Plague at Athens, and Pericles Answers the Athenians Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, Book 2 (sections 47–65) · after 430 BCE (events of 430–429 BCE)

  • 2.60.4… πῶς οὐ χρὴ πάντας ἀμύνειν αὐτῇ, καὶ μὴ ὃ νῦν ὑμεῖς δρᾶτε· ταῖς κατ’ οἶκον κακοπραγίαις …now
  • 2.60.7… αὐτὰ πολεμεῖν ἐπείσθητε, οὐκ ἂν εἰκότως νῦν τοῦ γε ἀδικεῖν αἰτίαν φεροίμην.now
  • 2.64.2… ταῦτα γὰρ ἐν ἔθει τῇδε τῇ πόλει πρότερόν τε ἦν νῦν τε μὴ ἐν ὑμῖν κωλυθῇ.now
  • 2.64.3… ἧς ἐς ἀΐδιον τοῖς ἐπιγιγνομένοις, ἢν καὶ νῦν ὑπενδῶμέν ποτε (πάντα γὰρ πέφυκε καὶ …now

A young wife learns to run the house Xenophon, Oeconomicus (Household Management), chapters 7–9 (about 360 BCE), in the edition of E. C. Marchant (Oxford, 1900) · about 360 BCE; the exact year is not known

  • 7.13νῦν δὲ δὴ οἶκος ἡμῖν ὅδε κοινός ἐστιν. ἐγώ τε γὰρ …now

The Plague at My Country House, and a Life for a Life Aelius Aristides, Sacred Tales II and V · early 170s CE (plague events of the mid-160s, probably 165 or 166)

  • B2… καὶ ἡμέραν ἐφʼ ἡμέρᾳ δωρούμενος, μᾶλλον δὲ καὶ νῦν αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ σώζων, συνίσασιν ὅσοι καὶ μικρόν …now

Relatives of English now

German nun and Latin nunc kept the short u. Only English changed: Old English nū, said like oo, became ow in the Great Vowel Shift.

Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion

νύξ

nyx, nykt-

noun

night Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

The Plague at My Country House, and a Life for a Life Aelius Aristides, Sacred Tales II and V · early 170s CE (plague events of the mid-160s, probably 165 or 166)

  • B10… ὑπὸ δεινοῦ πυρὸς χολῆς παντοίας, ἣ συνεχῶς νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν ἠνώχλει, καὶ τῆς τροφῆς ἀπεκεκλείμην …night
  • C13ἐπειδὴ γὰρ κατέβην ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους δευτέρᾳ νυκτὶ ὕστερον, ὤφθη τοιάδε, ἔμεινα δὲ καὶ πλείους …night

Relatives of English night

k before t became the gh sound, still heard in German Nacht and once in English.

Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion

νυχθήμερον

noun

a night and a day, 24 hours Drafted; not yet checked.

In the library · 2 uses

The Dream: a journey to the Moon Johannes Kepler, Somnium, published by his son Ludwig Kepler (Sagan and Frankfurt, 1634) · Written in Prague about 1609; notes added 1620–30; published 1634

  • 56… enim Subvolvarum etsi nostratia quatuordecim Νυχθήμερα longa sit, Volvæ tamen præsentia terras …day-and-nights
  • 57… habeat Solis præsentiam per nostra 15. vel 16. Νυχθήμερα; Sol tamen minor, non adeò infestis est …day-and-nights