τὸν καπνὸν φεύγων εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἐνέπεσεν → out of the frying pan into the fire, from the frying pan into the fire
Full diacritics: νυκτομᾰχία | Medium diacritics: νυκτομαχία | Low diacritics: νυκτομαχία | Capitals: ΝΥΚΤΟΜΑΧΙΑ |
Transliteration A: nyktomachía | Transliteration B: nyktomachia | Transliteration C: nyktomachia | Beta Code: nuktomaxi/a |
Ion. -ιη, ἡ,
A night-battle, Hdt.1.74, Th.7.44, Chor. p.30 B.
νυκτομᾰχία: Ἰων. -ίη, ἡ, μάχη ἐν νυκτί, Ἡρόδ. 1. 74, Θουκ. 7. 44.