noun · feminine
selēnas
Greekσελήνη (selēnē)
Strong’sG4582
the moon
stem selēn-9 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σελήνη, -ης, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for יָרֵחַ (Ge 37:9, al.), also for לְבָנָה; (Ca 6:9 (10), Is 24:23א, 30:26);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4582 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsel-ay'-nay
probably akin to the alternate of G138, through the idea of attractiveness); the moon
Fromfrom σέλας (brilliancy;
King Jamesmoon.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | selēnas5×σελήνη | selēnais |
| object accusative | selēnan | selēnain |
| direct address vocative | selēnar | selēnair |
| of, belonging to genitive | selēnau3×σελήνης | selēnaiu |
| to, for dative | selēna1×σελήνῃ | selēnai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
selēna is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
selēnas“moon”subjectnominative singular5×
Matthew 24:29“moon”Eutheōs de meta tan thlipsian taiu hēmeraiu ekeinaiu tos hēlios skotiziti, kai tas selēnas ouk dōati tem fengem autau, kai tois astērois pipteli apo tou ouranou, kai tais dunamiais toiu ouranoiu saleuili.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.’
Mark 13:24“moon”Alla en ekeinai tai hēmerai meta tan thlipsian ekeinan tos hēlios skotiziti, kai tas selēnas ouk dōati tem fengem autau,But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
Acts 2:20“moon”tos hēlios metastrefiti eis skotem kai tas selēnas eis haimem prin ē erchara hēmeran kuriou tan megan kai epifanan.The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
Revelation 6:12“moon”Kai horama hote anoigata tan sfragian tan hektan, kai seismos megos gineta, kai tos hēlios gineta melanos hōs sakkos trichinos, kai tas selēnas holas gineta hōs haimem,And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
Revelation 12:1“moon”Kai sēmem megem horita en to ourano, gunaikas periballerētas ton hēlion, kai tas selēnas hupokatō toiu podoiu autau, kai epi tau kefalau autau stefanos astēroiu dōdeka,And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
selēnau“moon”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
1 Corinthians 15:41“moon”allas doxas hēliou, kai allas doxas selēnau, kai allas doxas astēroiu, astēros gar astērou diaferatō en doxa.The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
Revelation 8:12“moon”Kai tos tetartos angelos salpizata; kai plēssita tem tritem tou hēliou kai tem tritem tau selēnau kai tem tritem toiu astēroiu, hina skotiziteia tem tritem autoiu kai tas hēmeras mē fainateia tem tritem autau, kai tas nuxas homoiōs.Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
Revelation 21:23“moon”kai tas politas ouk chreian echatō tou hēliou oude tau selēnau, hina fainaleiō auta, tas gar doxas tou theou fōtizata autan, kai tos luchnos autau tem arniem.And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
selēna“moon”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 21:25“moon”Kai eli sēmeim en hēlio kai selēna kai astrei, kai epi tau gēau sunochas ethneiu en aporia ēcheu thalassau kai salou,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.