Word study · Greek
mainomai
to be mad, to be out of one's mind
Say it: MY-nom-eye (approximate)
μαίνομαι
What it means
To rave, to be insane. Festus says, "Paul, you are crazy!" (26:24), and Paul replies, "I am not crazy" (26:25). It is the root of "mania." It is used elsewhere of Rhoda in 12:15, whom the others say is out of her mind.
Range of meaning
- Be madBe insane.
- RaveSpeak wildly.
In Acts
- Chapter 26
"Paul, you are crazy!" (26:24-25).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G3105 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources