σεληνιάζομαι
οὐ βούλομαι δυσχερὲς εἰπεῖν οὐδὲν ἀρχόμενος τοῦ λόγου, οὗτος δ' ἐκ περιουσίας μου κατηγορεῖ → for me—but I wish to say nothing untoward at the beginning of my speech—whereas he prosecutes me from a position of advantage | but for me—I do not wish to say anything harsh at the beginning of the speech, but he prosecutes me from a position of strength
English (LSJ)
Pass.,
A to be moonstruck, i.e. epileptic, Ev.Matt.4.24, 17.15, Vett.Val.113.10. 2 to be sublunar, i.e. subject to change and decay, -ομένης τῆς φύσεως Zos.Alch.p.107 B., cf. Cat.Cod.Astr.8(3).146.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
σεληνιάζομαι: ἀποθ., προσβάλλομαι ὑπὸ τῆς σελήνης, καταλαμβάνομαι ὑπὸ σεληνισμοῦ ἢ ἐπιληψίας, Εὐαγγ. κ. Ματθ. δ΄, 24, ιζ΄, 15, πρβλ. κ. Μάρκ. θ΄, 17, κ. Λουκ. θ΄, 39· ἴδε Ὠριγέν. 3. 575-577, κατὰ τὸν Καισάριον ἐν Ζητ. 50, ὅστις φανερῶς ταυτίζει σεληνιασμὸν καὶ ἐπιληψίαν.
English (Strong)
middle voice or passive from a presumed derivative of σελήνη; to be moon-struck, i.e. crazy: be a lunatic.
