ΝΥΚΤΩΡἘΠΙΜΕΛΕΣΤΕΡΑΣ, νυκτωρἐπιμελεστερας
NYKTŌREPIMELESTERAS, nyktōrepimelesteras
Sounds Like: nyk-TOR-ep-ee-mel-es-TER-as
Translations: more carefully by night, more diligently at night, more diligently by night, more carefully at night
From the root: ΝΥΞ, ἘΠΙΜΕΛΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the adverb ΝΥΚΤΩΡ (nyktor), meaning 'by night' or 'at night', and the genitive singular feminine form of the comparative adjective ἘΠΙΜΕΛΕΣΤΕΡΟΣ (epimelesteros), meaning 'more careful' or 'more diligent'. Together, it describes an action performed with greater care or diligence specifically during the night. It functions adverbially, modifying a verb to indicate how or when an action is performed.
Inflection: Compound word: ΝΥΚΤΩΡ (Adverb, does not inflect) + ἘΠΙΜΕΛΕΣΤΕΡΑΣ (Adjective, Comparative, Singular, Genitive, Feminine)
Strong’s numbers: G3570 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1965 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:68
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΝΥΞ, ἘΠΙΜΕΛΗΣ, appear in our texts.
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