verb

parafronamō

Greekπαραφρονέω (parafroneō)

Strong’sG3912

I am out of my senses

stem parafron-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

like a madman1×

What it means

παρα-φρονέω

(< παρά, φρήν), [in LXX: Za 7:11 (סרר)*;]

to be beside oneself, be deranged: II Co 11:23.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3912 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpar-af-ron-eh'-o

to misthink, i.e. be insane (silly)

Fromfrom G3844 and G5426;

King Jamesas a fool.

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
parafronarōtosπαραφρονῶν	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine	like a madman	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, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	parafronamō	parafroname	parafronami	parafronama	parafronamē	parafronamelē
you 2nd person singular	parafronasō	parafronase	parafronasi	parafronasa	parafronasē	parafronaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parafronatō	parafronate	parafronati	parafronata	parafronatē	parafronatelē
we 1st person plural	parafronanō	parafronane	parafronani	parafronana	parafronanē	parafronanelē
ye 2nd person plural	parafronavō	parafronave	parafronavi	parafronava	parafronavē	parafronavelē
they 3rd person plural	parafronalō	parafronale	parafronali	parafronala	parafronalē	parafronalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	parafronameiō	parafronameia	parafronameiē
you 2nd person singular	parafronaseiō	parafronaseia	parafronaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parafronateiō	parafronateia	parafronateiē
we 1st person plural	parafronaneiō	parafronaneia	parafronaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	parafronaveiō	parafronaveia	parafronaveiē
they 3rd person plural	parafronaleiō	parafronaleia	parafronaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	parafronasōr	parafronasar	parafronasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parafronatōr	parafronatar	parafronatēr
ye 2nd person plural	parafronavōr	parafronavar	parafronavēr
they 3rd person plural	parafronalōr	parafronalar	parafronalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	parafronamoiō	parafronamoia
you 2nd person singular	parafronasoiō	parafronasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	parafronatoiō	parafronatoia
we 1st person plural	parafronanoiō	parafronanoia
ye 2nd person plural	parafronavoiō	parafronavoia
they 3rd person plural	parafronaloiō	parafronaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	parafronarō	parafronari	parafronara	parafronarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	parafronarōtos1×παραφρονῶν	parafronaritos	parafronaratos	parafronarētos

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

parafronstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

parafron 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

parafronarōtos“like a madman”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×

2 Corinthians 11:23“like a madman”diakonois Christou alō? parafronarōtos lalamō, huper mis; en kopoi perissoterōs, en fulakai perissoterōs, en plēgai huperballontōs, en thanatoi pollakis;Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.