τὰ+νυμφικὰ+τ

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `bride, young lady', also appellation of a goddess of lower rank, `nymphe' (Il.) (Nilsson Gr. Rel. I 244ff.); metaph., e.g. `insect-pupa' (Arist.; Gil Fernández Nombres de insectos 208 ff.).

Other forms: Dor. -ᾱ (-ᾰ voc. Il. 3, 130 Chantr. Gr. hom. 200); AP 14, 43; Solmsen Wortforsch. 266)

Compounds: Compp., e.g. νυμφό-ληπτος `seized by the nymphs, raptured, delirious' (Pl., Arist.), μελλό-νυμφος `becoming bride', also `betrothed' in gen. (S., Lyc., D. C.).

Derivatives: A. Nouns. 1. νύμφιος `bridal' (Pi.), with accentchange νυμφίος m. `bridegroom' (II.; on νύμφη, νυμφίος Chantraine REGr. 59--60, 228 ff.); 2. νυμφ-ίδιος `bridal, wedding-' (E., Ar.; after κουρίδιος, s. on κόρη); 3. - ικός `id.' (trag., Pl. Lg.); 4. - εῖος, ep. -ήϊος `bridal, belonging to the bride' (Simon, Pi., S., Call.; as κουρήϊος, γυναικεῖος, -ήϊος etc.; Chantraine Forrn. 52); 5. - αῖος `belonging to the nymphs, sacred to the n.' (E., inscr.), - αία f. name of a water-lily (Thphr.); 6. f. νυμφάς, - άδος `belonging to the n.' ( πύλαι; Paus.); 7. νυμφίδες ὑποδήματα γυναικεῖα νυμφικά H. ; 8. νυμφών, - ῶνος m. `bridechamber' (LXX, Ev. Matth.); 9. νυμφάσματα n. pl. `bride's ornaments' (Orac.; prob. after ὑφάσματα freely formed; hardly with Thomas [s. Kretschmer Glotta 6, 307] haplological from *νυμφ-υφάσματα) ; 10. Νυμφασία f. Arcad. source, s. Krahe Beitr. z. Namenforsch. 2, 237 a. 3, 162 (cf. below against Kretschmer). -- B. Verbs 1. νυμφεύω `give in marriage, marry', pass. `be wedded' (Pi., S., E.) with νυμφεύματα n. pl. `marriage' (S., E.), sg. personified `bride' (S.; Chantraine Form. 186), νύμφευσις f. `marriage' (LXX); νυμφευ-τής m. `bridegroom' (E.) `groomsman' (Poll.), - τήρ `bridegroom, husband' (Opp.; Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 135), f. - τρια `bridesmaid' (Ar., Plu.), - τήριος `bridal', τὰ ν. `marriage' (E.). -- 2. νυμφ-ιάω `be in a frenzy', of a mare (Arist.; after the verbs of disease in - ιάω, Schwyzer 732).

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]

Etymology: Unexplained. After Kretschmer Glotta 1, 325 ff. as `beloved, lover(ess)' to Lat. nūbō `marry' (prop. of the woman), OCS snubiti `love, court', IE * sneubh-. Also Meringer WuS 5, 167 ff. connects νύμφη with nūbō etc., but as `cover', as he takes, with Wiedemann, Wackernagel a. o., nūbō as `cover oneself' (cf. ob-nūbō); rejected by Kretschmer Glotta 7, 354. The inner nasal in νύμφη is then unexplained; failed attempts with mechanical root-analysis by Specht Ursprung 268 a. 282. Glottogonic speculations without interest are also mentioned by W.-Hofmann s. nūbō. For protidg.-pelasg. origin from the name of a source Νυμφασία Kretschmer Glotta 28, 273 (against this Krahe, s.a.). - Clearly a Pre-Greek word (not in Fur.). So prob. wrong Pok. 978. The nasal could be prenasalization. The voc. in -α may be the old nom. (Beekes, Pre-Greek endings).

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νυμφικός, ή, όν (νύμφη; Aeschy., Pl. et al.; TestJud 12:1; pap) bridal τὰ ἱμάτια τὰ νυμφικά the bridal garments GJs 2:4.—DELG s.v. νύμφη.

ἱμάτιον, ου, τό (s. prec. and next entry; since Hipponax 70, Hdt., Aristoph.+) prim. ‘a piece of clothing’

① clothing, apparel, gener. of any garment (PRyl 154, 8; PPetr II, 32, 18; PSI 94, 16; LXX) sg. Mt 9:16; Mk 2:21; 5:27; Lk 5:36; 8:27; Hb 1:11f (Ps 101:27); B 6:2 (Is 50:9) al. Pl. clothing (Philo, Leg. All. 3, 239) Mt 11:8 v.l.; 27:31, 35; Mk 5:28, 30; 9:3; 15:20, 24 al.; Lk 7:25; 23:34; J 19:23f; Rv 16:15. The pl. in the foll. pass. is explained by the fact that each one of a number of persons contributed one piece of clothing: Mt 21:7, 8; Mk 11:7, 8; Lk 19:35, 36 (on these pass. s. Plut., Cato Min. 764 [12, 1]); Ac 9:39 (Paradoxogr. Vat. 26 Keller ἱμάτια ἐπιδεικνύναι); Hs 9, 13, 5. ἡ τῶν ἱματίων ἀλαζών she who prides herself on her apparel AcPl Ha 2, 20.—ἀποθέσθαι ἑαυτῷ πάντα τὰ ἱ. take off all one’s (own) clothes MPol 13:2. περιαιρεῖσθαι τὰ ἱ. take off GJs 2:4. ἱ. μαλακά soft clothing Lk 7:25. λευκά white clothing Rv 3:4f, 18; 4:4; cp. Mt 17:2; Mk 9:3. μέλανα ἱ. Hs 9, 15, 1; 3 (in such cases ἱ. can be omitted, as we say ‘dressed in white’ or ‘in black’: J 20:12; Hv 4, 2, 1. Cp. B-D-F §241, 7 and λευκός 2 end). πενθικά … νυμφικά GJs 2:4 (Mel., P. 19, 132 ἱ. πενθικόν). σκυθροπότερα clothing fit for mourners AcPl Ha 2, 16. Ruined by moths Js 5:2. ἱ. κατατρίβεται wear out AcPl Ha 2, 25; 9, 9 (restored). σύνθεσις ἱματίων Hs 6, 1, 5. ἔνδυσις ἱματίων putting on clothing 1 Pt 3:3.

② of outer clothing cloak, robe (Lucian, Alex. 11) Mt 9:20f; 23:5 v.l.; 24:18; Mk 5:27; 6:56; 10:50; 13:16; Lk 8:44; 22:36; J 19:2, 5; Rv 19:16. W. χιτών, the undergarment (Diod S 4, 38, 1; Dio Chrys. 13 [7], 61; Diogenes, Ep. 30, 3; Diog. L. 6, 6; SIG 736, 17 [92 B.C.]; PEdg 11=Sb 6717, 9 [257 B.C.]) Ac 9:39; D 1:4; Mt 5:40 (here the order is χιτ. … ἱ.; the situation is that of a lawsuit, in which the defendant is advised to give up not only the indispensable χιτών demanded by the opponent, but the ἱ. as well); Lk 6:29 (here the order is ἱ. … χ., a sequence that suggests highway robbery, in which the robber first deprives a victim of the outer garment. Cp. UPZ 122, 14 [157 B.C.], the report of a robbery: βουλόμενός μου περιελέσθαι τὸ ἱμάτιον. Also PLille 6, 9 ἐξέδυσαν χιτῶνα … ἱμάτιον.—But Lk may have had Dt 24:10–13 in mind [ἱ. as a pledge]. Through nonretaliation the debtor shows the shamelessness of the creditor: FDanker, Jesus and the New Age, ’88, 145). ἱ. περιβάλλειν, περιβάλλεσθαι (PFay 12, 19 [c. 103 B.C.]; Gen 28:20; 1 Km 28:8 al.) J 19:2; Ac 12:8; Rv 19:13. The outer garment was laid off in order to leave the arms free Ac 7:58; 22:20; so perh. also vs. 23. It was torn as a sign of grief (oft. LXX) 14:14, and removed from a person who was to be flogged 16:22.

③ Certain pass. fall betw. 1 and 2; they speak of τὰ ἱμάτια, but involve only one person, who obviously is doing someth. to one outer garment (Mussies 83): ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς διέρρηξεν τὰ ἱ. αὐτοῦ Mt 26:65 (cp. Gen 37:29, 34; Josh 7:6; Jdth 14:16 al.). Cp. J 13:4, 12; Ac 18:6.—B 3:4 ἱμάτια is an uncertain rdg.: v.l. ἰάματα; it is a quot. fr. Is 58:8 (s. the variants there, ed. JZiegler).—Dalman, Arbeit V ’37. BHHW II 962–65. B. 395; 416. DELG s.v. ἕννυμι. M-M. TW.