Acts 2:20:8Acts.2.20.W8TAB
σελήνη
selênê
“moon”
- Transliteration
- se-LÊ-nê
- Extended
- seh-LÊ-nê
- IPA
- /seˈlɛː.nɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- moon
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
se-LÊ-nê
- sentence
ho HÊ-li-os me-ta-stra-PHÊ-se-tai eis SKO-tos kai hê se-LÊ-nê eis HAI-ma prin ê el-THEIN hê-ME-ran KY-ree-ou tên me-GA-lên kai e-pi-pha-NÊ
Exegesis
A parallel structure follows with hē selēnē {ἡ σελήνη | hē se-lḗ-nē} ‘the moon’ and the implied repetition of the verb, completed by eis haima {εἰς αἷμα | eis haî-ma} ‘into blood,’ so the paired clauses form a balanced cosmic parallelism.
In context — Acts 2:20
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and glorious day.
About this coordinate
Acts 2:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 2:20, so the Greek word σελήνη (selênê) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.2.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.20.W8.S1) and character.