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Lexicon :: Strong's G4583 - selēniazomai

Aa
σεληνιάζομαι
Transliteration
selēniazomai (Key)
Pronunciation
sel-ay-nee-ad'-zom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of σελήνη (G4582)
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Strong’s Definitions

σεληνιάζομαι selēniázomai, sel-ay-nee-ad'-zom-ahee; middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of G4582; to be moon-struck, i.e. crazy:—be a lunatic.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G4583 in the following manner: be lunatick (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G4583 in the following manner: be lunatick (2x).
  1. to be moon-struck or lunatic

  2. to be epileptic

    1. epilepsy being supposed to return and increase with the increase of the moon. This meaning is doubtful as the Greeks knew nothing of epilepsy.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σεληνιάζομαι selēniázomai, sel-ay-nee-ad'-zom-ahee; middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of G4582; to be moon-struck, i.e. crazy:—be a lunatic.
STRONGS G4583:
σεληνιάζομαι; (σελήνη); (literally, to be moon-struck (cf. lunatic); see Wetstein on Matthew 4:24; Suicer, Thesaurus ii. 945f; BB. DD., under the word ); to be epileptic (epilepsy being supposed to return and increase with the increase of the moon): Matthew 4:24; Matthew 17:15. (Manetho carm. 4, 81 and 217; (Lucian, others); ecclesiastical writings.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:24; 4:24; 17:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4583 matches the Greek σεληνιάζομαι (selēniazomai),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:24 - The news G189 about Him spread G565 throughout G1519 all G3650 Syria; G4947 and they brought G4374 to Him all G3956 who were ill, G2192 G2560 those suffering G4912 with various G4164 diseases G3554 and pains, G931 demoniacs, G1139 [fn]epileptics, G4583 paralytics; G3885 and He healed G2323 them.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - [fn]Lord, G2962 have G1653 mercy G1653 on my son, G5207 for he is a [fn]lunatic G4583 and is very G2560 ill; G2192 G2560 for he often G4178 falls G4098 into the fire G4442 and often G4178 into the water. G5204
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