Strong’s G3105 · Greek
μαίνομαι
maínomai · mah'-ee-nom-ahee
Origin middle voice from a primary μάω (to long for;
Meaning through the idea of insensate craving); to rave as a "maniac"
In the King James Version be beside self (mad).
In 5 verses of the King James Version
- John 10:20And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
- 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.
- 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.
- Acts 26:25But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
- 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?
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.