verb
selēniazemō
Greekσεληνιάζομαι (selēniazomai)
Strong’sG4583
I am a lunatic
stem selēniaz-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† σεληνιάζω
(< σελήνη),
act, in Manetho (Carm., 4, 81), in NT depon. -ομαι,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4583 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsel-ay-nee-ad'-zom-ahee
to be moon-struck, i.e. crazy
Frommiddle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of G4582;
King Jamesbe a lunatic.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| selēniazetōσεληνιάζεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | seizures | 1× |
| selēniazerōtoinσεληνιαζομένους | happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative plural masculine | epileptics | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | selēniazemō | selēniazeme | selēniazemi | selēniazema | selēniazemē | selēniazemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | selēniazesō | selēniazese | selēniazesi | selēniazesa | selēniazesē | selēniazeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | selēniazetō1×σεληνιάζεται | selēniazete | selēniazeti | selēniazeta | selēniazetē | selēniazetelē |
| we 1st person plural | selēniazenō | selēniazene | selēniazeni | selēniazena | selēniazenē | selēniazenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | selēniazevō | selēniazeve | selēniazevi | selēniazeva | selēniazevē | selēniazevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | selēniazelō | selēniazele | selēniazeli | selēniazela | selēniazelē | selēniazelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | selēniazemeiō | selēniazemeia | selēniazemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | selēniazeseiō | selēniazeseia | selēniazeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | selēniazeteiō | selēniazeteia | selēniazeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | selēniazeneiō | selēniazeneia | selēniazeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | selēniazeveiō | selēniazeveia | selēniazeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | selēniazeleiō | selēniazeleia | selēniazeleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | selēniazesōr | selēniazesar | selēniazesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | selēniazetōr | selēniazetar | selēniazetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | selēniazevōr | selēniazevar | selēniazevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | selēniazelōr | selēniazelar | selēniazelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | selēniazemoiō | selēniazemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | selēniazesoiō | selēniazesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | selēniazetoiō | selēniazetoia |
| we 1st person plural | selēniazenoiō | selēniazenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | selēniazevoiō | selēniazevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | selēniazeloiō | selēniazeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | selēniazerō | selēniazeri | selēniazera | selēniazerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | selēniazerōtos1× | selēniazeritos | selēniazeratos | selēniazerētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
selēniaz 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
selēniazetō“seizures”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 17:15“seizures”kai legarōtos; Kurior, elēasar mu ton huion, hoti selēniazetō kai kakōs paschatō, pollakis gar piptatō eis tem purem kai pollakis eis tem hudōrem.“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
selēniazerōtoin“epileptics”happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative plural masculine1×
Matthew 4:24“epileptics”kai aperchata tas akoas autou eis holan tan Surian; kai prosferala auto pantoin toin kakōs echarōtoin poikilai nosai kai basanai sunechirōtoin, daimonizerōtoin kai selēniazerōtoin kai paralutikoin, kai therapeuata autoin.News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.