μαίνομαι
mainomai
“to rave”
Definition
through the idea of insensate craving); to rave as a "maniac"
middle voice from a primary (to long for;
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
μαίνομαι appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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?
“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
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!”
But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.