Selēniázomai — G4583
G4583 · Greek — σεληνιάζομαι
Pronunciation: sel-ay-nee-ad'-zom-ahee
Definition
verb
to be moon-struck, i.e. crazy
- (literally, to be moon-struck
- to be epileptic (epilepsy being supposed to return and increase with the increase of the moon)
Usually translated as
be a lunatic
Origin
middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of G4582
Occurrences
Selēniázomai occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2)
- Matthew 4:24 — And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those (σεληνιαζομένους) which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
- Matthew 17:15 — Lord, have mercy on my son: for he (σεληνιάζεται) is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
Strong's Lexicon — S