Paraphroneo describes speaking as one beside himself while making an emphatic comparison.

Its sole attested use presents a speaker characterizing his own speech as that of one beside himself while asserting greater labors, imprisonments, beatings, and frequent deaths.

1. Speaking as one beside himself · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 11:23, the present active nominative singular masculine participle occurs in the speaker's self-description before he compares himself with servants of Christ. The APB renders the clause, "I speak as one beside himself," followed by claims of more abundant labors and imprisonments, immeasurable beatings, and frequent deaths.

   2 Corinthians 11:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 11:23, the APB presents the clause as "I speak as one beside himself." This rendering confirms the clause's overall portrayal rather than isolating every aspect of the participle.