σεληνιάζω (σελήνη), act, in Manetho (Caren., 4, 81), in NT depon. -ομαι, to be moonstruck, i.e. epileptic (epilepsy being supposed to be influenced by the moon): Mat.4:24 17:15.† (AS)
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G4583 — σεληνιάζομαι
selēniazomai · be epileptic · Greek
2 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 4:24 · σεληνιαζομένουςThe report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.Matthew 17:15 · σεληνιάζεται“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.