Strong’s G3912 · Greek

παραφρονέω
paraphronéō

Definition

to misthink, i.e. be insane (silly)

Etymology

from G3844 (παρά) and G5426 (φρονέω);

Word family

How the KJV renders it

  • as a fool

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.