Lexicon
σελήνη
selēnē
G4582
G:N-F Greek

moon

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Selene is the celestial moon, named in scenes of heavenly signs, darkness, light, and comparison with the sun and stars.

The term consistently denotes the celestial moon. The supplied verses place it among the sun and stars, describe its light or altered appearance in scenes of heavenly disturbance, and use it in imagery of a woman standing with it under her feet.

Senses in use

  1. The celestial body in heavenly scenes · dominant

    The nominative singular form σελήνη names the body whose light is withheld in Mark 13:24 and Matthew 24:29, whose appearance becomes bloodlike in Acts 2:20 and Revelation 6:12, and which stands beneath the woman in Revelation 12:1. In Luke 21:25, the dative singular σελήνῃ occurs with the sun and stars in the clause about signs.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as “moon” in clauses about its glory, signs, light, darkness, bloodlike appearance, and position beneath the woman’s feet. These renderings confirm the verse-level context rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.

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Across Scripture