night battle
From LSJ
εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. νυκτομαχία, ἡ.
debate by night, v.: V. νυκτηγορεῖν (or mid.) (acc.).
mid-night: Ar. and P. μέσαι νύκτες, αἱ (Vespae 218).
far into the night: P. πόρρω τῶν νυκτῶν.
pass the night, verb intransitive P. and V. αὐλίζεσθαι, V. νυχεύειν (Euripides, Rhesus).
all night: use adj., V. πάννυχος.
appearing at night, adj.: V. νυκτίφαντος.
haunting terrors of the night: V. νυκτίπλαγκτα δείματα.
protected by night, adj.: V. νυκτιφρούρητος.
