mainomai - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H3105 — yubal (“river”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G3105 μαίνομαι (mainomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. mainomai (mai'-nom-ai) v. 1. to rave as a "maniac" [middle voice from a primary mao "to long for" through the idea of irrational, insensate craving] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include voice. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
mainomai (mai'-nom-ai) v. 1. to rave as a "maniac" [middle voice from a primary mao "to long for" through the idea of irrational, insensate craving] KJV: be beside self (mad)
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3105. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to rave
Usage: 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)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mainomai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G3105 (μαίνομαι) appears 5 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
5 indexed usages in New Testament.
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
2 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And they shall drink, and vomit, and be mad, because of the sword which I send among them.
The Lord has made thee priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, to be ruler in the house of the Lord over every prophet, and to every madman, and thou shalt put them in prison, and into the dungeon.
3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
but I do beg you to yield, and to enjoy my friendship; for I possess the power, not only of punishing those who disobey my commands, but of doing good to those who obey them.
Do not thou share the madness of thy brethren: but give regard to the king, and save thyself.
For either they are mad when they be merry, or prophesy lies, Or live unjustly, or else lightly forswear themselves.
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3105.
And they shall drink, and vomit, and be mad, because of the sword which I send among them.
The Lord has made thee priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, to be ruler in the house of the Lord over every prophet, and to every madman, and thou shalt put them in prison, and into the dungeon.
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
If 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?
but I do beg you to yield, and to enjoy my friendship; for I possess the power, not only of punishing those who disobey my commands, but of doing good to those who obey them.
Do not thou share the madness of thy brethren: but give regard to the king, and save thyself.
For either they are mad when they be merry, or prophesy lies, Or live unjustly, or else lightly forswear themselves.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3105, grouped by book.
Strong's G3105 is a Greek entry for G3105 μαίνομαι (mainomai). mainomai (mai'-nom-ai) v. 1. to rave as a "maniac" [middle voice from a primary mao "to long for" through the idea of irrational, insensate craving]
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's G3105 across 6 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3105 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as voice. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 2 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3105, with linked reader references where each row is available.