σεληνιάζομαι
se-lā-nē-ä'-zo-mī
verb
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Middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of σελήνη (G4582)
middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of G4582; to be moon-struck, i.e. crazy:—be a lunatic.
Outline
- to be moon-struck or lunatic
- to be epileptic
- epilepsy being supposed to return and increase with the increase of the moon. This meaning is doubtful as the Greeks knew nothing of epilepsy.