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νυκτᾰλ-ωψ

nuktalops

seeing in the night

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What it meant

1. νυκτάλωψ · nyktalōps — Beekes

νυκτάλωψ, -ωπος [m., f.] ‘seeing in the night’ = ‘day-blind’, as a msc. substantive ‘dayblindness’, secondary ‘night-blind, night-blindness’ (Hp. Arist. Gal.); cf. Gal. 14, 1026 νύμφη 776: νυκτάλωπας δὲ λέγουσιν, ὅταν ἡμέρας μὲν βλέκωσιν ἀμαυρότερον δυομένου δὲ ἡλίου λαμπρότερον, νυκτὸς δὲ ἔτι μᾶλλον ‘night-blind is called this, when people see less clearly at day, but more clearly when the sun sets, and even more … — [Beekes, s.v. νυκτάλωψ, p. 1076]

2. νυκτάλωψ · nyktalōps — Chantraine

νυκτάλωψ, πῶπος : Im., f., le mot présente des emplois contradictoires : 1. «qui voit la nuit» et non le jour, «fait de voir la nuit » et non le jour (Hp., etc.) ; ὦ. « qui ne voit pas la nuit, fait de ne pas voir la nuit» (Hp., Arist. G. A. 780 a), cf. Gal. 14,776 : νυχτάλωπας δὲ λέγουσιν ὅταν ἡμέρας μὲν βλέπωσιν ἀμαυρότερον, δυομένου δὲ ἡλίου λαμπρότερον, νυκτὸς δὲ ἔτι μᾶλλον © À ὑπεναντίως, ἡμέρας μὲν ὀλίγα, … — [Chantraine, s.v. νυκτάλωψ, p. 775]

3. νυκτάλωψ · nyktalōps — Frisk

νυκτάλωψ, -wnos τὴ. f. eig. "nachtsehend’ = “tagblind’, als Subst. m. “Nachtsehen’ — “Tagblindheit’, sekund. ‘nachtblind, Nachtblindheit’ (Hp., Arist., Gal. u.a.); zur Erklärung vgl. Gal. 14, 776: νυκτάλωπας δὲ λέγουσιν, ὅταν ἡμέρας μὲν βλέπωσιν ἀμαυρότερον, δυομένου δὲ ἡλίου λαμπρότερον, νυκτὸς δὲ ἔτι μᾶλλον: ἢ ὑπεναντίως, ἡμέρας μὲν ὀλίγα, ἑσπέρας δὲ ἢ νυκτὸς οὐδ᾽ ὅλως ; Gegensatz ἡμεράλωψ (Gal. 14, 768 6 Dem. … — [Frisk, s.v. νυκτάλωψ, p. 1297]

4. νυκτᾰλ-ωψ · nyktal-ōps — LSJ

suffering from day-blindness

= ὁ τῆς νυκτὸς ὁρῶν, i.e. suffering from day-blindness, Hp. Prorrh. 2.33, cf. Gal. 19.435, 14.776 ; ἐν οἰκίᾳ τυφλῶν καὶ ὁ ν. ὀξυδερκής Prov. ap. Jo. Sic. in Rh. 6.293 W. ; but also,

2 night-blind

= ὁ τῆς νυκτὸς ἀλαός, night-blind, Gal. 19.124, cf. Plin. HN 8.203, Aët. 7.48, etc.

ν. ubi homo neque matutino tempore videt neque vespertino, Ulp. in Dig. 20.1.10.4.

II incapacity to see except in bright light, night-blindness

as Subst., incapacity to see except in bright light, night-blindness, Hp. Epid. 6.7.1, Arist. GA 780a16 (pl.), Gal. 10.84, Id. ap. Orib. Syn. 8.48.1.

2 day-blindness

day-blindness, Dem.Ophth. ap. Simon.Jan. s.v. nictilopa.

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