Mainomai μαίνομαι
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| μαίνομαι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mainomai |
| Strong's number | G3105 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to rave |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (3) |
Mainomai (Greek μαίνομαι, Strong's G3105) is a Greek verb meaning “to rave”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μαίνομαι
[in LXX: Jer.25:16 (הָלַל hith.) Jer.29:26 (שָׁגַע pu.), Wis.14:28, a). ;]
1. to rage, be furious.
2. to rave, be mad: Jhn.10:29, Act.12:15 26:24-25, 1Co.14:23 (cf. ἐμ-μαίνομαι).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Jer.25:16 (הָלַל hith.) Jer.29:26 (שָׁגַע pu.), Wis.14:28, a). ;]
1. to rage, be furious.
2. to rave, be mad: Jhn.10:29, Act.12:15 26:24-25, 1Co.14:23 (cf. ἐμ-μαίνομαι).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | mad (4), thyself (1), am (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | insane (1), you are out of your mind (1), you are insane (1), i am not insane (1), you are out of your minds (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mainomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
John
- John 10:20And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
Acts
- Acts 12:15And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
- Acts 26:24And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
- Acts 26:25But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 14:23If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).