Strong's Greek · G4582
σελήνη
selḗnē
moon
Definition
probably akin to the alternate of G138 (αἱρέομαι), through the idea of attractiveness); the moon
Derivation
from (brilliancy;
Appears 9 times in Scripture
“There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.”
“And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,”
“And 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.”
“Then 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.”
“But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;”
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’”
“The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.”
“And 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.”
“The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).