Word Study · Strong's G4582 · Greek
σελήνη
selene
sel-ay'-nay
Strong's 1890 spelling: selḗnē
“the moon”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the moon
Rendered in the KJV as
moon.
- 9occurrencesin the New Testament
- 6 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- σελήνη5
- σελήνης2
- σελήνῃ1
- σελήνης,1
How it is rendered · 2
- moon8
- of [the] moon,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular5
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSF · 5
- N-GSF · 3
- N-DSF · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Revelation carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
Revelation4 occurrences
- Revelation 6:12σελήνηselēnēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,here: moon
- Revelation 8:12σελήνηςselēnēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.here: moon
- Revelation 12:1σελήνηselēnēnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularAnd a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.here: moon
- Revelation 21:23σελήνηςselēnēsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.here: moon