"the moon, Mt. 24:29; Mk. 13:24"
Definition and meaning
the moon, Mt. 24:29; Mk. 13:24
In the original Greek the word is written: σελήνη
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of selene (G4582) across the King James Bible.
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
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Common questions
Strong's G4582 (selene) is a Greek word that means: the moon, Mt. 24:29; Mk. 13:24 It appears 9 times in the King James Bible.
The word selene (G4582) appears 9 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4582 is selene, a Greek word defined as: the moon, Mt. 24:29; Mk. 13:24. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
selene is a Greek word found in the New Testament.