Lexical Definition
σελήνη selḗnē (sel-ay'-nay) moon G:N-F
from
moon.
- probably akin to the alternate of αἱρέομαι, through the idea of attractiveness)
- the moon
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| σελήνῃ | moon | Luke.21.25 |
| σελήνησ | moon | LXX.Ps.72.5 • LXX.Isa.30.26 • LXX.Isa.60.19 • Rev.8.12 • Rev.21.23 |
| of moon | 1Cor.15.41 | |
| σελήνην | and moon | LXX.Job.31.26 |
| moon | LXX.Deut.4.19 • LXX.Ps.8.3 • LXX.Ps.104.19 • LXX.Ps.136.9 • LXX.Ps.148.3 • LXX.Jer.8.2 • LXX.Jer.31.35 | |
| σελήνη | moon | LXX.Gen.37.9 • LXX.Deut.17.3 • LXX.Josh.10.12 • LXX.Josh.10.13 • LXX.2Kgs.23.5 • LXX.Job.25.5 • LXX.Ps.72.7 • LXX.Ps.89.37 • LXX.Ps.121.6 • LXX.Eccl.12.2 • LXX.Song.6.10 • LXX.Isa.13.10 • LXX.Isa.24.23 • LXX.Isa.60.20 • LXX.Ezek.32.7 • LXX.Joel.2.10 • LXX.Joel.2.31 • LXX.Joel.3.15 • LXX.Hab.3.11 • Matt.24.29 • Mark.13.24 • Acts.2.20 • Rev.6.12 • Rev.12.1 |
Abbott-Smith
σελήνη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for יָרֵחַ (Ge 37:9, al.), also for לְבָנָה; (Ca 6:9 (10), Is 24:23א, 30:26) ;]
the moon: Mt 24:29, Mk 13:24, Lk 21:25, Ac 2:20 (LXX), I Co 15:41, Re 6:12 8:12 12:1 21:23.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 37:9 |
| Song of Solomon | 6:9 |
| Isaiah | 24:23 · 30:26 |
| 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 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
σελήνη-η, ἡ,
Doric dialect σελάνα [λᾱ] [Refs 5th c.BC+], Aeolic dialect σελάννα [Refs 7th c.BC+]; compare also σεληναίη:— the moon, σ. πλήθουσα the full-moon, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σ. ἀεξομένη, ὀλίγη κεράεσσι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; a moon's breadth, measure used by early astronomers, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; νουμηνία κατὰ σελήνηην, i.e. by the lunar month, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰς ἡμέρας κατὰ σ. ἄγειν [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; πρὸς τὴν σ. ὁρᾶν by moonlight, [σελήνηῃ 3rd c.AD(?): Achilles Tatius Astronomus 3.2 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐκ τῆς σ. νόσος,= σεληνιασμός, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὴν σ. καθελεῖν, of Thessalian witches, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b month, δεκάτῃ σελήνηῃ in the tenth moon, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πολλὰς σ. [Refs]; τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 a moon-shaped wheaten cake, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 a round table, or tripod, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__4 name of a plant, Ps.-[σελήνηιον 11. ">Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II as feminine proper name, Selene, the goddess of the moon (never in [σελήνηη ">Refs 8th c.BC+] (σελάνα, σελάννα) from *σελάσνᾱ, compare σέλας.)