ΠΑΡΑΦΡΟΣΥΝΗ, παραφροσυνη
PARAPHROSYNĒ, paraphrosynē
Sounds Like: pa-ra-fro-SOO-nee
Translations: madness, a madness, insanity, an insanity, folly, a folly
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΦΡΟΣΥΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of mental derangement, madness, or insanity. It can also denote folly or foolishness, indicating a lack of sound judgment or understanding. It is a compound word derived from 'παρά' (para), meaning 'beside' or 'beyond', and 'φρόνησις' (phronesis), meaning 'understanding' or 'wisdom', thus literally meaning 'beside oneself' or 'beyond understanding'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3913 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 4:258
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΦΡΟΣΥΝΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΑΡΑΦΡΟΣΥΝΗΝ — madness, insanity, folly, a madness, an insanity, a folly
- ΠΑΡΑΦΡΟΣΥΝΗΣ — of madness, of insanity, of folly
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