σεληνιάζομαι
selēniazomai · be epileptic
Greek word · Strong’s number G4583 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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selēniazomai (σεληνιάζομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be epileptic”.
Be "moonstruck", literally "affected by the moon": probably to suffer from epileptic seizures.
How to say it
se·lē·ni·a·zo·mai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To suffer fits of falling and convulsing, thought to be caused by the moon.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 4:24
And the report about him went out into all Syria; and they brought to him all those who were ill, afflicted with various diseases and torments, the demon-possessed and the moonstruck and paralytics, and he healed them.
- Matthew 17:15
and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he is moonstruck and suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire and often into the water.