Night battle

Night battle
subs.;
P. νυκτομαχία, ἡ.
Debate by night, v.: V. νυκτηγορεῖν (or mid.) (acc.).
At nightfall: P. ὑπὸ νύκτα.
Mid-night: Ar. and P. μέσαι νύκτες, αἱ (Vesp. 218).
Far into the night: P. πόρρω τῶν νυκτῶν.
Pass the night, v. intrans.; P. and V. αὐλίζεσθαι, V. νυχεύειν (Eur., Rhes.).
All night: use adj., V. πάννυχος.
Appearing at night, adj.: V. νυκτφαντος.
Haunting terrors of the night: V. νυκτίπλαγκτα δείματα.
Protected by night, adj.: V. νυκτιφρούρητος.
Wandering by night: Ar. νυκτοπεριπλνητος.

Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language. 2014.

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