Quick Definition
madness, folly
Strong's Definition
insanity, i.e. foolhardiness
Derivation: from G3912 (παραφρονέω);
KJV Usage: madness
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παραφρονία, παραφρονιας, ἡ (παράφρων (see the preceding word)), madness, insanity: 2Pe_2:16. The Greek writ, use not this word but παραφροσύνη (cf. Winer's Grammar, 24; 95 (90)).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
παραφρονία paraphronia 1x
madness, folly, 2Pe_2:16
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† παρα -φρονία , -ας , ἡ ,
= cl . παραφροσύνη ,
madness: 2Pe_2:16 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
παραφρονία [page 491]
We can cite no instance of this form as in 2Pe_2:16 ( v.l. παραφροσύνη ), but for παραφρόνησις (as in LXX Zach 12 .4 ) cf. BGU I. 310 .21 (Byz.) π [α ]ραφρονήσεως .
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
παραφρονία παραφρονία, ἡ, [Etym: = παραφροσύνη, NTest. ]
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
παρα-φρονία, -ας, ἡ
= cl. παραφροσύνη,
madness: 2Pe.2:16.†
(AS)