To rave
μαίνομαιStrong’s G3105mainomai
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mainomai is the Greek word usually translated “is insane”, “rave” and “are insane”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?”
Meaning
Usually translated “is insane”, “rave” and “are insane”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- is insane 1
- you rave 1
- you are insane 1
- i am insane 1
- you are mad 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
- John 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 12:15And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
- Acts 26:24And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
- Acts 26:25But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
- 1 Corinthians 14:23If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?
Greek dictionary
μαίνομαι mainomai · to rave
μαίνομαι [in LXX: Jer.25:16 (הָלַל hith.) Jer.29:26 (שָׁגַע pu.), Wis.14:28, a). ;] 1. to rage, be furious. 2. to rave, be mad: Jhn.10:29, Act.12:15 26:24-25, 1Co.14:23 (cf. ἐμ-μαίνομαι).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “rave” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RAVE, verb intransitive
[Latin rabio, to rave to rage or be furious; rabies, rage.]
- To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk irrationally; to be wild.
- To utter furious exclamations; to be furious or raging; as a madman.
- To dote; to be unreasonably fond; followed by upon; as, to rave upon antiquity. [Hardly proper.]
All definitions and other forms of “rave”
RAVE, noun
the upper side-piece of timber of the body of a cart.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.