diff --git a/app/styles/components/words.scss b/app/styles/components/words.scss
index 6d9cc74..25bb47e 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/words.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/words.scss
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ table.word-details tr.selected {
 }
 
 .verse-greek-text span.selected {
-  color: lightblue;
+  background-color: lightblue;
 }