Mat 17:15 | RWP | e4.org | Epileptic ( σεληνιαζετα ). Literally, "moonstruck," "lunatic." The symptoms of epilepsy were supposed to be aggravated by the changes of the moon (cf. ). He has it bad ( κακως εχε ) as often in the Synoptic Gospels.

‏ Matthew 17:15

Epileptic ( σεληνιαζετα ). Literally, "moonstruck," "lunatic." The symptoms of epilepsy were supposed to be aggravated by the changes of the moon (cf. 4:24).

He has it bad ( κακως εχε ) as often in the Synoptic Gospels.