παννυχίζω
οὕτω τι βαθὺ καὶ μυστηριῶδες ἡ σιγὴ καὶ νηφάλιον, ἡ δὲ μέθη λάλον → silence is something profound and mysterious and sober, but drunkenness chatters
English (LSJ)
(παννυχίς)
A celebrate a night-festival, keep vigil, Sapph.Supp.17.3, etc.; τῇ θεᾷ Ar.Ra.448; π. περὶ τὰ ἀγάλματα Timae.127; π. ἑορτήν Hdn.1.17.6, etc.:—Med., Luc.DMeretr.14.1. II generally, do anything the livelong night, φλὸξ συνεχὲς π. it lasts all night long, Pi.I.4(3).65; παννυχίζων all night long, Ar.Fr.695 (lyr.): c. acc., π. τὴν νύκτα spend the livelong night, Id.Nu.1069.
German (Pape)
[Seite 460] die ganze Nacht durch Etwas thun; φλὸξ παννυχίζει, Pind. I. 3, 83, die Flamme brennt die ganze Nacht; Ar. οὐδ' ἡδὺς ἐν τοῖς στρώμασιν τὴν νύκτα παννυχίζειν, Nubb. 1079; bes. eine Nachtfeier halten, οὗ παννυχίζουσιν θεᾷ, Ran. 447; περὶ τὰ ἀγάλματα, Timaeus bei Ath. VI, 250 a; Sp., καὶ ἑορτάζω vrbdt Hdn. 4, 9, 1. – Med., Luc. D. Mer. 14, 1.
