NLT

NLT

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G4583 - selēniazomai

Choose a new font size and typeface
σεληνιάζομαι
Transliteration
selēniazomai (Key)
Pronunciation
sel-ay-nee-ad'-zom-ahee
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of σελήνη (G4582)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 - News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon possessed or epileptic or paralyzed—he healed them all.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - “Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NLT
 [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NLT

Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan