verb
mainomō
Strong’sG3105
I am raving mad
stem main-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future μᾰνοῦμαι Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect with present sense μέμηνα Refs 5th c.BC+; Doric dialect μέμηνα uncertain in Refs 7th c.BC+; also in passive form μεμάνημαι [ᾰ] Refs 3rd c.BC+aorist passive ἐμάνην, participle μᾰνείς, infinitive μᾰνῆναι, Refs 5th c.BC+: also aorist middle ἐμηνάμην Refs 3rd c.AD+; poetry 2nd pers. singular ἐμήναο probably in Refs 2nd c.BC+, 3rd.pers. singular μήνατο Refs 3rd c.BC+; participle μηνάμενος Refs 8th c.BC+ uses only present and imperfect:—rage, be furious, in Refs 8th c.BC+ frequently of martial rage, μαίνεσθαι ἐάσομεν οὖλον Ἄρηα Refs 8th c.BC+; μαίνεται ἐγχείη ἀπὸ λοιγὸν ἀμῦναιRefs; rage with anger, πατὴρ.. φρεσὶ μαίνεται οὐκ ἀγαθῇσι Refs; ἐνὶ φρεσὶ μ. ἦτορRefs 5th c.BC+; ὁ μανείς the madman, Refs 5th c.BC+; to be mad with wine, Refs 8th c.BC+; of Bacchic frenzy, μαινόμενος Διώνυσος Refs 8th c.BC+; ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ μ. to be inspired by.., driven mad by.., Refs 5th c.BC+, compare μάντι; τὸ μαίνεσθαι madness, Refs 5th c.BC+; πλεῖν ἢ μαίνομαι I am beside myself with joy, Refs 5th c.BC+; of madness in animals, Refs 1st c.AD+; later simply, ={ὀργίζομαι}, μαινόμενος ὅτι.. Refs 3rd c.BC+: frequently with words of manner, ὁ δὲ μαίνεται οὐκέτ᾽ ἀνεκτῶς Refs 8th c.BC+; πόνοις at or because of.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπί τινι (i.e. φιλοτιμίᾳ) Refs, of love, Refs 7th c.BC+
2 of things, rage, riot, especially of fire, ὡς ὅτ᾽.. ὀλοὸν πῦρ οὔρεσι μαίνηται Refs 8th c.BC+; μαινόμενος οἶνος a hot, strong wine, Refs 5th c.BC+; of feelings, ἐλπὶς μαινομένη Oracle texts cited in Refs 5th c.BC+
3 ἄμπελος μαινομένη, of a vine that is never done bearing fruit, Refs 4th c.BC+
4 μαινόμενα ἕλκη malignant ulcers, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II aorist 1 active ἔμηνα, in causal sense, madden, Refs 5th c.BC+; enrage, Refs 5th c.BC+present μαίνω first in Refs 5th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| mainomōμαίνομαι | happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular | out of … mind | 1× |
| mainosōΜαίνῃ | happening now · youpresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person singular | out of … mind | 2× |
| mainotōμαίνεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | out of … mind | 1× |
| mainovōμαίνεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle or passive 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mainomō1×μαίνομαι | mainome | mainomē | mainomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mainosō2×Μαίνῃ | mainose | mainosē | mainoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mainotō1×μαίνεται | mainote | mainotē | mainotelē |
| we 1st person plural | mainonō | mainone | mainonē | mainonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mainovō1×μαίνεσθε | mainove | mainovē | mainovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mainolō | mainole | mainolē | mainolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mainomeiō | mainomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mainoseiō | mainoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mainoteiō | mainoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | mainoneiō | mainoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mainoveiō | mainoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mainoleiō | mainoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mainosōr | mainosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mainotōr | mainotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mainovōr | mainovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mainolōr | mainolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mainomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | mainosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mainotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | mainonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | mainovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | mainoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | mainorō | mainorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | mainorōntos | mainorēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
mainomō“out of … mind”happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 26:25“out of … mind”tos de Paulos; Ouk mainomō, fēatō, kratistor Fēstor, alla alētheiau kai …But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
mainosō“out of … mind”happening now · youpresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person singular2×
Acts 12:15tois de pros autan legala; Mainosō. tas de diischurizote houtōs echarō. tois …“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she …
Acts 26:24“out of … mind”… tos Fēstos mega ta fōna fēatō; Mainosō, Paulor; teim polleim sin grammeim eis …… Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
mainotō“out of … mind”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 10:20“out of … mind”… pollois ek autoiu; Daimonem echatō kai mainotō; tinem autou akouavō?Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
mainovō“out of … mind”happening now · yepresent middle or passive indicative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 14:23… idiōtois ē apistois, ouk legali hoti mainovō?… they not say that you are out of your minds?