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Koine Greek wordlink #103434

SR GNT Acts 26:25 μαίνομαι (mainomai) ‘but Paulos not I am raving_mad is saying most_excellent Faʸstos’ Strongs=31050 Lemma=mainomai
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=middle person=1st number=singular
Year=62 AD Event=Paul_goes_before_Agrippa TimeSeries=Paul_goes_before_Agrippa Refers to Word #103432

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Only use of identical word form μαίνομαι (V-IPM1··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μαίνομαι’ (V-IPM1··S) is always and only glossed as ‘I am raving_mad’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘mainomai’ have 4 different glosses: ‘I am raving_mad’, ‘he is raving_mad’, ‘you are raving_mad’, ‘you_all are raving_mad’.

Greek words (4) other than μαίνομαι (V-IPM1··S) with a gloss related to ‘raving_mad’

YHN 10:20 μαίνεται (mainetai) V-IPM3··S ‘a demon he is having and he is raving_mad why from him you_all are hearing’ SR GNT Yhn 10:20 word 11

OET-LV: 20 and many of them were _saying: He _is _having a_demon, and he _is _raving _mad, why are _you _all _hearing from _him? (JHN_10:20)

OET-RV: 20 with many of them saying, “He’s got a demon,” and, “He’s stark raving mad—why are you all even listening to him!” (JHN 10:20)

ACTs 12:15 Μαίνῃ (Mainaʸ) V-IPM2··S ‘to her said you are raving_mad she but was insisting’ SR GNT Acts 12:15 word 10

OET-LV: 15 And they to her said: You _are _raving _mad. But she was _insisting to _be _having thus. And they were _saying: It _is the messenger of _him. (ACT_12:15)

OET-RV: 15 They told her that she must be raving mad, but she insisted it was true, but they said that it must be his messenger. (ACT 12:15)

ACTs 26:24 Μαίνῃ (Mainaʸ) V-IPM2··S ‘with loud voice is saying you are raving_mad Paulos the great’ SR GNT Acts 26:24 word 12

OET-LV: 24 And of _him defending these things, the Faʸstos with _loud the voice is _saying: You _are _raving _mad, Paulos. The great learning is _turning you to madness. (ACT_26:24)

OET-RV: 24 Then speaking about Paul’s defence, Governor Festus said, “Paul, you’re stark, raving mad! All your education has turned you into an idiot.” (ACT 26:24)

1 COR 14:23 μαίνεσθε (mainesthe) V-IPM2··P ‘not they will_be saying that you_all are raving_mad’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:23 word 26

OET-LV: 23 Therefore if may _come _together the assembly whole at the same place, and all may _be _speaking with _tongues, and may _come _in inquirers or unbelievers, not they _will _be _saying that you _all _are _raving _mad? (CO1_14:23)

OET-RV: 23 So if the whole assembly gathered together at the same place and they all spoke in other languages, and then some inquirers or unbelievers came in, wouldn’t they say that you’re all crazy? (CO1 14:23)

Key: V=verb