Selēnē σελήνη
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| σελήνη | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | selēnē |
| Strong's number | G4582 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | moon |
| Occurrences | 9 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Revelation (4) |
Selēnē (Greek σελήνη, Strong's G4582) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “moon”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
σελήνη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for יָרֵחַ (Gen.37:9, al.), also for לְבָנָה; (Sng.6:9(10), ?Isa.24:23 30:26) ;]
the moon: Mat.24:29, Mrk.13:24, Luk.21:25, Act.2:20" (LXX), 1Co.15:41, Rev.6:12 8:12 12:1 21:23.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for יָרֵחַ (Gen.37:9, al.), also for לְבָנָה; (Sng.6:9(10), ?Isa.24:23 30:26) ;]
the moon: Mat.24:29, Mrk.13:24, Luk.21:25, Act.2:20" (LXX), 1Co.15:41, Rev.6:12 8:12 12:1 21:23.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | moon (9) |
|---|---|
| BSB | moon (9) |
Verses
Every verse with Selēnē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 24:29Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Mark
- Mark 13:24But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
Luke
- Luke 21:25And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
Acts
- Acts 2:20The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 15:41There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
Revelation
- Revelation 6:12And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
- Revelation 8:12And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
- Revelation 12:1And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
- Revelation 21:23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).