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Koine Greek wordlink #119046

SR GNT 1 Cor 14:23 μαίνεσθε (mainesthe) ‘not they will_be saying that you_all are raving_mad’ Strongs=31050 Lemma=mainomai
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=middle person=2nd number=plural
Year=59 AD Refers to Word #119026

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Only use of identical word form μαίνεσθε (V-IPM2··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μαίνεσθε’ (V-IPM2··P) is always and only glossed as ‘you_all are 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 μαίνεσθε (V-IPM2··P) 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)

ACTs 26:25 μαίνομαι (mainomai) V-IPM1··S ‘but Paulos not I am raving_mad is saying most_excellent Faʸstos’ SR GNT Acts 26:25 word 5

OET-LV: 25 But the Paulos: Is _saying I _am_ not _raving _mad: most _excellent Faʸstos, but I _am _speaking _out messages of _truth and sobriety. (ACT_26:25)

OET-RV: 25 But Paul said, “I haven’t gone mad, most excellent Festus, but I’m speaking the truth in all seriousness. (ACT 26:25)

Key: V=verb