Selēniazomai σεληνιάζομαι

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Selēniazomai
σεληνιάζομαι
Transliterationselēniazomai
Strong's numberG4583
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossbe epileptic
Occurrences2 in 2 verses

Selēniazomai (Greek σεληνιάζομαι, Strong's G4583) is a Greek verb meaning “be epileptic”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

σεληνιάζω
(σελήνη),
act, in Manetho (Caren., 4, 81), in NT depon. -ομαι,
to be moonstruck, i.e. epileptic (epilepsy being supposed to be influenced by the moon): Mat.4:24 17:15.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVlunatick (2)
BSBhaving seizures (1), he has seizures (1)

Verses

Every verse with Selēniazomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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