Be insane
παραφρονέωStrong’s G3912paraphroneō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Paraphroneō is the Greek word usually translated “as being beside myself”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.”
Meaning
Usually translated “as being beside myself”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- as being beside myself 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
παραφρονέω paraphroneō · be insane
παρα-φρονέω (ιαρά, φρήν), [in LXX: Zec.7:11 (סָרַר)* ;] to be beside oneself, be deranged: 2Co.11:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.