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Koine Greek wordlink #158388

SR GNT Rev 6:12 σελήνη (selaʸnaʸ) ‘hairy and the moon whole became like’ Strongs=45820 Lemma=selēnē
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=96 AD

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Other uses (4) of identical word form σελήνη (N-NFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σελήνη’ (N-NFS) has 2 different glosses: ‘moon’, ‘moon was’.

Mark 13:24 ‘will_be_being darkened and the moon not will_be giving the’ SR GNT Mark 13:24 word 15

OET-LV: 24 But in those the days, after the that tribulation: the sun will _be _being _darkened, and the moon ˓will˒_ not _be _giving the radiance of _it, (MRK_13:24)

OET-RV: 24 “After those very difficult times, the sun will go dark and the moon won’t shine at night. (MRK 13:24)

Mat 24:29 ‘will_be_being darkened and the moon not will_be giving the’ SR GNT Mat 24:29 word 14

OET-LV: 29 But immediately after the tribulation of_ the those _days: the sun will _be _being _darkened and the moon ˓will˒_ not _be _giving the radiance of _it: and the stars will _be _falling from the sky, and the powers of _the heavens will _be _being _shaken. (MAT_24:29)

OET-RV: 29 “But immediately after the troubles of that time, the sun will go dark and the moon won’t give its light. The stars will fall from the sky and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. (MAT 24:29)

Acts 2:20 ‘darkness and the moon into blood before’ SR GNT Acts 2:20 word 10

OET-LV: 20 The sun will _be _being _altered into darkness and the moon into blood, before the_ the great and glorious _day of_the_master to _come. (ACT_2:20)

OET-RV: 20 I’ll make the sun go dark and the moon go blood red. This will happen before the great victorious day of the coming of Yahweh. (ACT 2:20)

Rev 12:1 ‘sun and the moon was beneath the feet’ SR GNT Rev 12:1 word 16

OET-LV: 12 And a_sign great was _seen in the heaven: a_woman having _been _clothed with _the sun, and the moon was beneath the feet of _her, and on the head of _her a_crown twelve of _stars, (REV_12:1)

OET-RV: 12 Then a miraculous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head. (REV 12:1)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘selēnē’ have 3 different glosses: ‘of the moon’, ‘moon’, ‘moon was’.

Greek words (4) other than σελήνη (N-NFS) with a gloss related to ‘moon’

LUKE 21:25 σελήνῃ (selaʸnaʸ) N-DFS ‘in the sun and moon and stars and’ SR GNT Luke 21:25 word 8

OET-LV: 25 And there _will _be signs in the_sun, and moon, and stars, and anguish of _nations on the earth, with perplexity of_the_sound of_the_sea and surf, (LUK_21:25)

OET-RV: 25 “There’ll be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and anguish in countries around the world as they’re puzzled by the noise of the sea and surf. (LUK 21:25)

1 COR 15:41 σελήνης (selaʸnaʸs) N-GFS ‘and another glory of the moon and another glory’ SR GNT 1 Cor 15:41 word 8

OET-LV: 41 Another glory of_the_sun, and another glory of_the_moon, and another glory of_the_stars, because/for star by _star is _carrying _value in glory. (CO1_15:41)

OET-RV: 41 The sun, the moon, and the stars all have their own different types of beauty, and even the beauty of stars differs from one to another. (CO1 15:41)

REV 8:12 σελήνης (selaʸnaʸs) N-GFS ‘the third of the moon and the third’ SR GNT Rev 8:12 word 16

OET-LV: 12 And the fourth messenger trumpeted, and was _struck the third of _the sun, and the third of _the moon, and the third of _the stars, in _order _that may _be _darkened the third of _them, and the day not may _appear for _the third of _it, and the night likewise. (REV_8:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then the fourth messenger blew his trumpet and a third of the sun and the moon were struck and the sun didn’t shine for a third of the day, nor the moon for a third of the night. One third of the stars were struck and went dark. (REV 8:12)

REV 21:23 σελήνης (selaʸnaʸs) N-GFS ‘sun nor of the moon that they may_be shining in it’ SR GNT Rev 21:23 word 11

OET-LV: 23 And the city neither need is _having of _the sun nor of _the moon that they _may _be _shining in _it, because/for the glory of_ the _god enlightened it, and the lamp of _it is the lamb. (REV_21:23)

OET-RV: 23 The city doesn’t need the sun or moon to illuminate it because God’s radiance illuminates it, and its lamp is the lamb. (REV 21:23)

Key: N=noun DFS=dative,feminine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular