verb
mainemō
Greekμαίνομαι (mainomai)
Strong’sG3105
I am raving mad
stem main-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μαίνομαι,
[in LXX: Je 32 (25):16 (הלל hith.) Je 36 (29):26 (שׁגע pu.), Wi 14:28, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3105 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmah'-ee-nom-ahee
through the idea of insensate craving); to rave as a "maniac"
Frommiddle voice from a primary μάω (to long for;
King Jamesbe beside self (mad).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| mainemōμαίνομαι | happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular | out of … mind | 1× |
| mainesōΜαίνῃ | happening now · youpresent middle indicative 2nd person singular | out of … mind | 2× |
| mainetōμαίνεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | out of … mind | 1× |
| mainevōμαίνεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural | out of … mind | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mainemō1×μαίνομαι | maineme | mainemi | mainema | mainemē | mainemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mainesō2×Μαίνῃ | mainese | mainesi | mainesa | mainesē | maineselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mainetō1×μαίνεται | mainete | maineti | maineta | mainetē | mainetelē |
| we 1st person plural | mainenō | mainene | maineni | mainena | mainenē | mainenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mainevō1×μαίνεσθε | maineve | mainevi | maineva | mainevē | mainevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mainelō | mainele | maineli | mainela | mainelē | mainelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mainemeiō | mainemeia | mainemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | maineseiō | maineseia | maineseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | maineteiō | maineteia | maineteiē |
| we 1st person plural | maineneiō | maineneia | maineneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | maineveiō | maineveia | maineveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | maineleiō | maineleia | maineleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mainesōr | mainesar | mainesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mainetōr | mainetar | mainetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mainevōr | mainevar | mainevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mainelōr | mainelar | mainelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mainemoiō | mainemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mainesoiō | mainesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mainetoiō | mainetoia |
| we 1st person plural | mainenoiō | mainenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mainevoiō | mainevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | maineloiō | maineloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | mainerō | maineri | mainera | mainerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | mainerōtos | maineritos | maineratos | mainerētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
main is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
mainemō“out of … mind”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 26:25“out of … mind”tos de Paulos; Ouk mainemō, fēatō, kratistor Fēstor, alla alētheiau kai sōfrosunau rēmeim apofthengemō.But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
mainesō“out of … mind”happening now · youpresent middle indicative 2nd person singular2×
Acts 12:15“out of … mind”tois de pros autan legala; Mainesō. tas de diischurizete houtōs echarō. tois de legale; Tos angelos atō autou.“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
Acts 26:24“out of … mind”Houteim de autou apologerōtou tos Fēstos mega ta fōna fēatō; Mainesō, Paulor; teim polleim sin grammeim eis manian peritrepatō.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!”
mainetō“out of … mind”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 10:20“out of … mind”legale de pollois ek autoiu; Daimonem echatō kai mainetō; tinem autou akouavō?Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
mainevō“out of … mind”happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 14:23“out of … mind”ean oun sunerchateia tas ekklēsas holas epi tem autem kai pantois lalaleiō glōssai, eiserchaleia de idiōtois ē apistois, ouk legali hoti mainevō?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?