Moon
σελήνηStrong’s G4582selēnē
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Selēnē is the Greek word usually translated “moon”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:”
Meaning
Usually translated “moon”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- moon 8
- of moon 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 4
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 13:24But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
- Luke 21:25And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
- Acts 2:20The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
- 1 Corinthians 15:41There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
- Revelation 6:12And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
- Revelation 8:12And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
Greek dictionary
σελήνη selēnē · moon
σελήνη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for יָרֵחַ (Gen.37:9, al.), also for לְבָנָה; (Sng.6:9(10), ?Isa.24:23 30:26) ;] the moon: Mat.24:29, Mrk.13:24, Luk.21:25, Act.2:20" (LXX), 1Co.15:41, Rev.6:12 8:12 12:1 21:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “moon” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MOON, noun
- The heavenly orb which revolves round the earth; a secondary planet or satellite of the earth, whose borrowed light is reflected to the earth and serves to dispel the darkness of night.
- A month.
All definitions and other forms of “moon”
MOON'-BEAM, noun
A ray of light from the moon
MOON'-CALF, noun
A monster; a false conception.
- A mole or mass of fleshy matter generated in the uterus.
- A dolt; a stupid fellow.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.