Insane
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (a.) Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity.

2. (a.) Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons; as, an insane hospital.

3. (a.) Causing insanity or madness.

4. (a.) Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; chimerical; unpractical; as, an insane plan, attempt, etc.

Greek
3912. paraphroneo -- to be beside oneself, to be deranged
... inner perspective outward behavior") -- properly, " oneself," acting to sound thinking;
acting deranged or delirious (), like someone mad (insane), ie " their ...
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1839. existemi -- to displace, to stand aside from
... From ek and histemi; to put (stand) out of wits, ie Astound, or (reflexively) become
astounded, insane -- amaze, be (make) astonished, be beside self (selves ...
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4062. peritrepo -- to turn about
... drive insane. From peri and the base of trope; to turn around, ie (mentally) to
craze -- + make mad. see GREEK peri. see GREEK trope. (peritrepei) -- 1 Occurrence ...
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3913. paraphronia -- madness
... Cognate: 3913 (from 3844 , "contrary-beside" and 5424 , "internal perspective behavior")
-- properly, thinking " oneself," madness; insane (irrational) behavior ...
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3105. mainomai -- to rage, be mad
... Word Origin from the root man- Definition to rage, be mad NASB Word Usage am
(1), insane (1), mad (1), mind (3). be beside oneself, rage. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
3856. lahah -- to languish, faint
... A primitive root meaning properly, to burn, ie (by implication) to be rabid
(figuratively, insane); also (from the exhaustion of frenzy) to languish -- faint ...
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Library

Deluded by an Insane Love, He, Though Foul and Dishonourable ...
... Book III. Chapter I."Deluded by an Insane Love, He, Though Foul and
Dishonourable, Desires to Be Thought Elegant and Urbane. 1 ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/chapter i deluded by an insane.htm

Number one Thousand; Or, "Bread Enough and to Spare"
... The insane man does not know himself to be insane, but as soon as he comes to himself
he painfully perceives the state from which he is escaping. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/number one thousand or bread.htm

Petilianus Said: "But Yet, if I May be Allowed the Comparison...
... Petilianus said: "But yet, if I may be allowed the comparison, it is certain that
the sun appears double to the insane, although it only be that a dark blue ...
/.../chapter 28 64 petilianus.htm

Moral Insanity.
... The man, intellectually insane, is not, for the time, a moral agent; moral
responsibility is suspended because he can not know his duty, and can not choose ...
//christianbookshelf.org/finney/sermons on gospel themes/ix moral insanity.htm

A Prisoner who Preached to his Judges
... In all the synagogues I often punished them and tried to make them speak against
the name of Jesus, and in my insane fury I followed them even to distant cities ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/a prisoner who preached to.htm

The Canons of the Council in Trullo. (Labbe and Cossart, Concilia ...
... Peter, who were bishops of this God-preserved city; Macarius, who was bishop of
Antioch; Stephen, who was his disciple, and the insane Polychronius, depriving ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/the canons of the council 3.htm

All the Miracles of Richard:
... the saint's tomb. John: insane: led to the tomb by his friends and there
cured. Agnes: insane for three months. Her friends offer ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/rolle/the fire of love/all the miracles of richard .htm

To the Rev. A. Brandram
... I shall not make any observation on this matter further than stating that I have
never had any other opinion of Mr. Graydon than that he is insane"insane as ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev a brandram 40.htm

At this Time, Samuel the Priest Ruled Over the Hebrews...
... But he endeavored in a useful address, quietly to deter the people from their insane
desire; he set forth the tyranny and haughty rule of kings, while he ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter xxxii at this time.htm

And He Produces a Second Illustration to Our Disadvantage...
... And why do I say "intoxicated?" "Insane" would be the more appropriate word for
those who hasten to temples and worship images or animals as divinities. ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter lxxvi and he produces.htm

Thesaurus
Insane (10 Occurrences)
... See Insanity. 2. (a.) Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons; as, an insane
hospital. ... Multi-Version Concordance Insane (10 Occurrences). ...
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Mad (22 Occurrences)
... 4. (superl.) Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane. ... Your great learning is driving
you insane!" (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV). ...
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Lunatic (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) An insane person. 2. (a.) of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane
person; evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum. ...
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Demented (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Insane; mad; of unsound mind. Multi-Version Concordance
Demented (1 Occurrence). Hosea 9:7 The days of visitation have come. ...
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Madness (13 Occurrences)
... 24:3 f), or that which Saul experienced (1 Samuel 10:10), is compared to madness;
and conversely in the Near East at the present day the insane are supposed to ...
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Verse (5 Occurrences)
... Psalms 34:1 By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove
him away, and he departed.Psalm 34 is an acrostic poem, with each verse ...
/v/verse.htm - 8k

Lost (85 Occurrences)
... lost. (WEY NIV). Mark 3:21 When his friends heard it, they went out to seize
him: for they said, "He is insane." (See NAS). Mark 9 ...
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Learning (40 Occurrences)
... voice, "Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Romans 1:14 I ...
/l/learning.htm - 18k

Grossness (1 Occurrence)
... Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, and the man who is inspired to be
insane, because of the abundance of your sins, and because your hostility is ...
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Wood (226 Occurrences)
... see FOREST. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (a.) Mad; insane; possessed; rabid; furious;
frantic. 2. (vi) To grow mad; to act like a madman; to mad. ...
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Resources
Are people who claim to talk to God insane? | GotQuestions.org

Who was Herod Agrippa II? | GotQuestions.org

What is a mime? Does the Bible say anything about miming? | GotQuestions.org

Insane: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Insane (10 Occurrences)

Mark 3:21
When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, "He is insane."
(WEB)

John 10:20
Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?"
(WEB WBS NAS)

Acts 12:15
And they said to her, Thou art insane. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then they said, It is his angel.
(WBS)

Acts 26:24
As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!"
(WEB WBS NIV)

Acts 26:25
But he said, I am not insane, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
(WBS NIV)

1 Corinthians 14:23
If therefore the whole church is assembled in one place, and all speak in languages, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are insane?
(WBS)

1 Samuel 21:13
He changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.
(See NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 21:14
Then said Achish to his servants, "Look, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me?
(See NIV)

Psalms 34:1
By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.Psalm 34 is an acrostic poem, with each verse starting with a letter of the alphabet (ordered from Alef to Tav). I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.
(WEB NIV)

Hosea 9:7
The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, and the man who is inspired to be insane, because of the abundance of your sins, and because your hostility is great.
(WEB)

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Insane

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Madness (13 Occurrences)

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Grossness (1 Occurrence)

Wood (226 Occurrences)

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Insanely (1 Occurrence)

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Extol (23 Occurrences)

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Poem (6 Occurrences)

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Alef (1 Occurrence)

Senses (12 Occurrences)

Seize (91 Occurrences)

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Shouted (65 Occurrences)

Driving (144 Occurrences)

Visitation (17 Occurrences)

Herod (45 Occurrences)

Starting (34 Occurrences)

Reckoning (32 Occurrences)

Festus (14 Occurrences)

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Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

Acrostic (2 Occurrences)

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Lips (199 Occurrences)

Hostility (29 Occurrences)

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