σελήνη
selḗnē
“probably akin to the alternate of G138 (αἱρέομαι), through the idea of attractiveness); the moon”
9 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
probably akin to the alternate of G138 (αἱρέομαι), through the idea of attractiveness); the moon
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
the moon, Mt. 24:29; Mk. 13:24
Translated in KJV as
moon
Etymology
from (brilliancy;
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“And 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;”