G3569 G3569
now (adverb of present time, immediate past, or imminent future); the present moment or era
The adverb νῦν covers 'now' across a spectrum of temporal nearness: the present moment, the current era ('mortals of our day,' 'the present custom'), the immediate past ('but now Menelaus has conquered'), or the imminent future ('presently I will try with my spear'). Phrases like οἱ νῦν ἄνθρωποι mean 'people of the present day.' The word anchors discourse in the speaker's temporal location, contrasting with past or future and emphasizing the urgency or relevance of the current situation.
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
Included with: νῦν (for νυν, νυ, see infr. II), adverb now, both of the present moment, and of the present time generally, οἳ ν. βροτοί εἰσιν mortals of our day, Refs 8th c.BC+; so in Ionic dialect and Attic dialect, οἱ ν. [ἄνθρωποι] men of the present day, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ ν. τρόπος, τὸ ν. βαρβαρικόν, Refs 5th c.BC+; Βοιωτοὶ οἱ ν.Refs 5th c.BC+the present, LXX+5th c.BC+; μέχρι ν. (variant{μ.…