In ictu oculi
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in ictu oculi is a Latin expression meaning in the blink of an eye
Literary use
- 1 Corinthians 15:52: In momento, in ictu oculi, in novissima tuba:, translated in the KJV as "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:". The Latin phrase in ictu oculi is itself a translation of the original Koine GreekKoine GreekKoine Greek is the universal dialect of the Greek language spoken throughout post-Classical antiquity , developing from the Attic dialect, with admixture of elements especially from Ionic....
phrase en rhipēi ophthalmou. - Henry of HuntingdonHenry of HuntingdonHenry of Huntingdon , the son of a canon in the diocese of Lincoln, was a 12th century English historian, the author of a history of England, Historia anglorum, "the most important Anglo-Norman historian to emerge from the secular clergy". He served as archdeacon of Huntingdon...
, on the coronation of Stephen of EnglandStephen of EnglandStephen , often referred to as Stephen of Blois , was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was King of England from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne by right of his wife. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda...
in 1135: Sine mora, sine labore, quasi in ictu oculi. - John DonneJohn DonneJohn Donne 31 March 1631), English poet, satirist, lawyer, and priest, is now considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are notable for their strong and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs,...
: which shall be found alive upon the earth, we say there shall be a sudden death, and a sudden resurrection; In raptu, in transitu, in ictu oculi.
Works of Art
- Juan de Valdés LealJuan de Valdés LealJuan de Valdés Leal was a Spanish painter of the Baroque era.He was born in Seville in 1622, and distinguished himself as a painter, sculptor, and architect. He worked for a time under Antonio del Castillo. Among his works are a History of the Prophet Elias for the church of the Carmelites; a...
(4 May 1622–1690) painting, allegory of death (c.1671) - Diango HernandezDiango HernandezDiango Hernández is a Cuban contemporary artist.- Biography :Hernandez was born in 1970 in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. He earned a degree in industrial design at the Havana Superior Institute of Design...
(born 1970), painting (2004).
Music
- Antoine BusnoisAntoine BusnoisAntoine Busnois was a French composer and poet of the early Renaissance Burgundian School. While also noted as a composer of sacred music, such as motets, he was one of the most renowned 15th-century composers of secular chansons...
part of the text to a motet Gaude celestis Domina. - In ictu oculi. Música española del siglo XVII, a recording by Los Musicos de Su Alteza 2002.