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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

σελήνη

Lexicon Index Written Scriptures

Lemma	σελήνη
Citation form	σελήνη, ης, ἡ
Part of speech	noun
Gloss	the moon
Strong’s	G4582
Transliteration	selḗnē
Definition	the moon
KJV glosses	:--moon.
Derivation	from (brilliancy; probably akin to the alternate of , through the idea of attractiveness)
SBLGNT occurrences	9

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek form	Grammar and occurrences
σελήνη	noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Matthew 24:29 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Mark 13:24 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Acts 2:20 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Revelation 12:1 noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Revelation 6:12
σελήνῃ	noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Luke 21:25
σελήνης	noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 1 Corinthians 15:41 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Revelation 21:23 noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Revelation 8:12

Morphology

noun; MorphGNT ----DSF-
noun; MorphGNT ----GSF-
noun; MorphGNT ----NSF-

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σεληνη.