σελήνη
selēnē
“moon”
Definition
probably akin to the alternate of G138 (αἱρέομαι), through the idea of attractiveness); the moon
from (brilliancy;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
σελήνη appears 9 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
The sun will be turned to darkness,and the moon to blood,before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
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.
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.’
But in those days, after that tribulation:‘The sun will be darkened,and the moon will not give its light;
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