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Lexicon :: Strong's G4582 - selēnē

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σελήνη
Transliteration
selēnē (Key)
Pronunciation
sel-ay'-nay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From selas (brilliancy, probably akin to the alternate of αἱρέω (G138), through the idea of attractiveness)
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Strong’s Definitions

σελήνη selḗnē, sel-ay'-nay; from σέλας sélas (brilliancy; probably akin to the alternate of G138, through the idea of attractiveness); the moon:—moon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G4582 in the following manner: moon (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G4582 in the following manner: moon (9x).

  1. the moon

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σελήνη selḗnē, sel-ay'-nay; from σέλας sélas (brilliancy; probably akin to the alternate of G138, through the idea of attractiveness); the moon:—moon.
STRONGS G4582:
σελήνη, σελήνης, ἡ (from σέλας brightness), from Homer down, Hebrew יָרֵחַ, the moon: Matthew 24:29; Mark 13:24; Luke 21:25; Acts 2:20; 1 Corinthians 15:41; Revelation 6:12; Revelation 8:12; Revelation 12:1; Revelation 21:23.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
24:29
Mark
13:24
Luke
21:25
Acts
2:20
1 Corinthians
15:41
Revelation
6:12; 8:12; 12:1; 21:23

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4582 matches the Greek σελήνη (selēnē),
which occurs 29 times in 29 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:9 - Then he dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said, “Look, I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:19 - “And take heed, lest you lift your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, you feel driven to worship them and serve them, which the LORD your God has given to all the peoples under the whole heaven as a heritage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:3 - “who has gone and served other gods and worshiped them, either the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:12 - Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel:

“Sun, stand still over Gibeon;
And Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:13 - So the sun stood still,
And the moon stopped,
Till the people had revenge
Upon their enemies.
Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:5 - Then he removed the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense on the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem, and those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 25:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:5 - If even the moon does not shine,
And the stars are not pure in His sight,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:26 - If I have observed the sun[fn] when it shines,
Or the moon moving in brightness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:3 - When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:5 - They shall fear You[fn]
As long as the sun and moon endure,
Throughout all generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:7 - In His days the righteous shall flourish,
And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 - It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:19 - He appointed the moon for seasons;
The sun knows its going down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 121:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:6 - The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 136:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:9 - The moon and stars to rule by night,
For His mercy endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:3 - Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all you stars of light!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:2 - While the sun and the light,
The moon and the stars,
Are not darkened,
And the clouds do not return after the rain;

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:10 - Who is she who looks forth as the morning,
Fair as the moon,
Clear as the sun,
Awesome as an army with banners?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:10 - For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not give their light;
The sun will be darkened in its going forth,
And the moon will not cause its light to shine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:26 - Moreover the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun,
And the light of the sun will be sevenfold,
As the light of seven days,
In the day that the LORD binds up the bruise of His people
And heals the stroke of their wound.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:19 - “The sun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But the LORD will be to you an everlasting light,
And your God your glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:20 - Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For the LORD will be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:2 - “They shall spread them before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and which they have served and after which they have walked, which they have sought and which they have worshiped. They shall not be gathered nor buried; they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:35 - Thus says the LORD,
Who gives the sun for a light by day,
The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night,
Who disturbs the sea,
And its waves roar
(The LORD of hosts is His name):

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:7 - When I put out your light,
I will cover the heavens, and make its stars dark;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
And the moon shall not give her light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:10 - The earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble;
The sun and moon grow dark,
And the stars diminish their brightness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:31 - The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:15 - The sun and moon will grow dark,
And the stars will diminish their brightness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:11 - The sun and moon stood still in their habitation;
At the light of Your arrows they went,
At the shining of Your glittering spear.
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