Redirected from ϲεληνην, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΣΕΛΗΝΗΝ, σεληνην
SELĒNĒN, selēnēn
Sounds Like: seh-LEE-neen
Translations: moon, a moon
From the root: ΣΕΛΗΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the moon, the natural satellite of the Earth. It is used to describe the celestial body that orbits our planet and reflects light from the sun. In Koine Greek, it is typically used in contexts referring to the physical moon in the sky.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4582 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 15:5
Clement of Alexandria
Codex Sinaiticus
- Deuteronomy — 4:19
- Psalms — 8:4, 103:19, 135:9
- Job — 31:26
- Jeremiah — 8:2, 38:36
- Epistle of Barnabas — 15:5
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
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