Latin core word #239 · noun · 69 times in the New Testament
nox
noxnox, noctis, f. — night
- 3rd declension i-stem (gen. pl. noctium).
- nocte ‘by night’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
3rd declension (i-stem)
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nox | noctēs |
| Genitive | noctis | noctium |
| Dative | noctī | noctibus |
| Accusative | noctem | noctēs |
| Ablative | nocte | noctibus |
| Vocative | nox | noctēs |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 37, Luke 2:8.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 372 · open the PDF here