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σεληνιάζομαι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
σεληνιάζομαι
Greek transliteration: 
selēniazomai
Simplified transliteration: 
seleniazomai
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4583
GK Number: 
4944
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-2a(1)
Gloss: 
(pass.) to have a seizure
Definition: 
to be a lunatic, Mt. 4:24; 17:15*

Greek-English Concordance for σεληνιάζομαι

Matthew 4:24 And the report about him spread throughout Syria, and they brought to him all who were suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics (selēniazomenous | σεληνιαζομένους | pres pass ptcp acc pl masc), and paralytics, and he healed them.
Matthew 17:15 and said, “Lord, take pity on my son, because he is an epileptic (selēniazetai | σεληνιάζεται | pres pass ind 3 sg) and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.