μαίνομαι maínomai

Meaning

through the idea of insensate craving); to rave as a "maniac"

In the King James Version: be beside self (mad)

Derivation: middle voice from a primary (to long for;

Where it is used

• John 10:20 Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
• Acts 12:15 “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 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!”
• Acts 26:25 But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
• 1 Corinthians 14:23 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?