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G4583 σεληνιάζομαι (selēniázomai)
Greek
Verb
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Quick Definition

I am a lunatic

Strong's Definition

to be moon-struck, i.e. crazy

Derivation: middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of G4582 (σελήνη);

KJV Usage: be a lunatic

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

σεληνιάζομαι; (σελήνη); (literally, to be moon-struck (cf. lunatic); see Wetstein on Mat_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): Mat_4:24; Mat_17:15. (Manetho carm. 4, 81 and 217; (Lucian, others); ecclesiastical writings.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

σεληνιάζομαι selēniazomai 2x to be a lunatic, Mat_4:24 ; Mat_17:15

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

*† σεληνιάζω ( < σελήνη ), act, in Manetho (Caren., 4, 81), in NT depon . -ομαι , to be moonstruck , i.e . epileptic (epilepsy being supposed to be influenced by the moon): Mat_4:24 ; Mat_17:15 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

σεληνιάζομαι [page 571] See s.v . σελήνη ad fin .

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

σεληνιάζομαι [Etym: from σελήνη] σεληνιάζομαι, Dep. "to be moonstruck", i. e. "epileptic", NTest.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

σεληνιάζω (σελήνη), act, in Manetho (Caren., 4, 81), in NT depon. -ομαι, to be moonstruck, i.e. epileptic (epilepsy being supposed to be influenced by the moon): Mat.4:24 17:15.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (2)

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