Strong G3561νουμηνία
New Moon
- Transliteration
- noumēnia
- Pronunciation
- noo-may-nee'-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Detailed definition
νεομηνία (Att.. contr., νουμ-, Rec.), -ας, ἡ
(νέος, μήν), [in LXX chiefly for חֹדֶשׁ;]
new moon: of the Jewish festival, Col.2:16.†
(AS)
(νέος, μήν), [in LXX chiefly for חֹדֶשׁ;]
new moon: of the Jewish festival, Col.2:16.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
New Moon
New Moon: A religious observance marking the beginning of months
The New Moon, mentioned in <ref="Col.2.16">Col.2.16</ref>, was a religious observance marking the beginning of each month in the Hebrew calendar, often celebrated with special sacrifices and feasts.
In the Bible
Strong G3561 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- moon1
First verses
- Colossians 2:16Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
νουμην-ία, ἡ,
Attic dialect contraction for νεομηνία (which occurs in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.35, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.57 (_plural_), “PMag.Leid.W.” 1.28,9.43 (_plural_), 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.298))]:—also νευμηνία, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“SIG” 1106.19 (Cos, 4th-3rd c.BC))]; νεμονηΐα, [Refs (“GDI” 5015.28, +others (from Crete))]; νομενία, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 167.5 (3rd c.BC))]:— new moon: the first of the month, Pi.[same place], [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator “fragment” 58 (_plural_), 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 43, “Ach.” 999 (_plural_))], etc.; ν. κατὰ σελήνην to denote the true or natural new moon, as opposed to to the νουμηνία of the calendars, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.28; also ἡ κατὰ θεὸν ν. “PMag.Par.” 1.787, 2389)]; ν. τοῦ ἔτους, of the spring equinox, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Ptolemaeus Mathematicus “Tetrabiblos” 91.)]
Attic dialect contraction for νεομηνία (which occurs in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.35, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.57 (_plural_), “PMag.Leid.W.” 1.28,9.43 (_plural_), 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.298))]:—also νευμηνία, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (“SIG” 1106.19 (Cos, 4th-3rd c.BC))]; νεμονηΐα, [Refs (“GDI” 5015.28, +others (from Crete))]; νομενία, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 167.5 (3rd c.BC))]:— new moon: the first of the month, Pi.[same place], [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator “fragment” 58 (_plural_), 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 43, “Ach.” 999 (_plural_))], etc.; ν. κατὰ σελήνην to denote the true or natural new moon, as opposed to to the νουμηνία of the calendars, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.28; also ἡ κατὰ θεὸν ν. “PMag.Par.” 1.787, 2389)]; ν. τοῦ ἔτους, of the spring equinox, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Ptolemaeus Mathematicus “Tetrabiblos” 91.)]