ΜΑΡΓΑΙΝΟΥΣΙΝ, μαργαινουσιν
MARGAINOUSIN, margainousin
Sounds Like: mar-GHAH-ee-noo-sin
Translations: they rage, they are mad, they are lustful, they are frantic, they are eager
From the root: ΜΑΡΓΑΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes an intense, often uncontrolled, desire or passion, akin to madness or frenzy. It can refer to a raging or being mad, but also to being excessively eager or lustful. It is used to describe a state of being consumed by a strong, often negative, emotion or craving.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Active, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G3113 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:13
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΑΡΓΑΙΝΩ.
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.
- ΜΑΡΓΑΙΝΩ — to rage, to be mad, to be furious, to be inflamed with lust, to be wanton
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