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παραφρονία
paraphronia
G3913
G:N-F Greek

insanity

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Paraphronia denotes the prophet’s irrational condition that the donkey’s speech restrains in 2 Peter 2:16.

The attested use denotes an irrational condition attributed to a prophet and checked when a mute donkey speaks in 2 Peter 2:16.

Senses in use

  1. Irrational conduct restrained · dominant

    In 2 Peter 2:16, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the clause where a mute donkey speaks with a human voice and restrains the prophet; the APB renders the outcome as restraining the prophet's “insanity.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 2:16, the APB presents the term within the clause “restrained the prophet's insanity.” This rendering confirms the verse’s overall portrayal rather than isolating every detail of the Greek noun.

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