Strong's Greek · G4583

σεληνιάζομαι

selēniázomai

be a lunatic

Definition

to be moon-struck, i.e. crazy

Derivation

middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of G4582 (σελήνη);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Matthew 17:15

“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.

Matthew 4:24

News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.

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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).

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