- Original: σελήνη - Transliteration: Selene - Phonetic: sel-ay'-nay - Definition: 1. the moon - Origin: from selas (brilliancy, probably akin to the alternate of G138 , through the idea of attractiveness) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From σέλας selas (brilliancy; probably akin to the alternate of G138 through the idea of attractiveness); the moon: - moon. Total KJV Occurrences: 6 • moon, 6 Act 2:20; 1 Corinthians 15:41; Revelation 6:12; Revelation 8:12; Revelation 12:1; Revelation 21:23