What does παραφρονέω (paraphronéō) mean in the Bible?
παραφρονέω (paraphronéō) is a Greek word meaning "be insane".
Greek · G3912
παραφρονέω
Be insane
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παραφρονέω G3912
Pronunciation paraphronéō
What does παραφρονέω (paraphronéō) mean in the Bible?
παραφρονέω (paraphronéō) is a Greek word meaning "be insane".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3912?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include as if I were out of my mind (1).
Where does παραφρονέω (paraphronéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 11:23. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It as if I were out of my mind 1× 2 Corinthians 11:23
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Corinthians 11:23
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
2 Corinthians 1
Source forms
παραφρονῶν 1x paraphronōn 2 Corinthians 11:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 11:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. be insane
Source Gloss
be insane
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 11:23 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
(παραφρονῶν parafronwn
I am out of my senses
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
participle 1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
παραφρονέω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain