Forms of the word

Dictionary
σελήνη, ης, ἡ
Greek transliteration
selēnē
Simplified transliteration
selene

Numbers

Strong's number
4582
GK Number
4943

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
9
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1b
Gloss
moon
Definition
the moon, Mt. 24:29; Mk. 13:24

Greek-English Concordance for σελήνη

Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened and the moon (selēnē | σελήνη | nom sg fem) will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Mark 13:24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon (selēnē | σελήνη | nom sg fem) will not give its light,
Luke 21:25 “There will be signs in the sun and moon (selēnē | σελήνῃ | dat sg fem) and stars; and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring and surging of the sea;
Acts 2:20 The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon (selēnē | σελήνη | nom sg fem) into blood, before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
1 Corinthians 15:41 The sun has one kind of glory, the moon (selēnēs | σελήνης | gen sg fem) another kind of glory, the stars another kind of glory; and star differs from star in glory.
Revelation 6:12 And when he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and there was a great earthquake; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, the entire moon (selēnē | σελήνη | nom sg fem) became like blood,
Revelation 8:12 The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon (selēnēs | σελήνης | gen sg fem), and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened; for a third of the day there was no light, and for a third of the night as well.
Revelation 12:1 Then a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon (selēnē | σελήνη | nom sg fem) under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars.
Revelation 21:23 And the city has no need of sun or moon (selēnēs | σελήνης | gen sg fem) to shine on it, for the glory of God floods it with light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

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