Vincent Word Studies - Matthew 17:15 - 17:15

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Vincent Word Studies - Matthew 17:15 - 17:15


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Is lunatic (σεληνιάζεται)

Rev., epileptic. The A. V. preserves the etymology of the word (σελήνη, the moon), but lunatic conveys to us the idea of demented; while the Rev. epileptic gives the true character of the disease, yet does not tell us the fact contained in the Greek word, that epilepsy was supposed to be affected by the changes of the moon. See on Mat 4:24.