νυχαῖος

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τὸν ἀφ' ἱερᾶς κινεῖν λίθον → move one's man from this line, move a piece from this line, try one's last chance, make a last ditch effort

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Full diacritics: νῠχαῖος Medium diacritics: νυχαῖος Low diacritics: νυχαίος Capitals: ΝΥΧΑΙΟΣ
Transliteration A: nychaîos Transliteration B: nychaios Transliteration C: nychaios Beta Code: nuxai=os

English (LSJ)

α, ον,=νύχιος, Theognost.Can.52.

Greek Monolingual

νυχαῑος, -αία, -ον (Μ)
σκοτεινός σαν τη νύχτα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Το επί θ. εμφανίζει το θ. νυχ με δασύ σύμφωνο του νύξ, νυκτός (βλ. λ. νύχτα) + κατάλ. -αῖος (πρβλ. τελευταίος)].