- μαντεύομαι
- to divine, prophesy, presage
- μαντεύομαι
- I practice soothsaying
- I divine, practice soothsaying, suggesting the fraud involved in the practice.
- μαντεύομαι
- to divine
- G:V
- μαντεύομαι
(< μαντίς, a seer, diviner), [in LXX for קָסַם, Deu.18:10, al. ;]
to divine, practise divination: Act.16:16.†
SYN.: προφητεύω, which see, in distinction from which μ. is used in LXX and NT only of false prophets and those who practise the heathen arts of divination and soothsaying (cf. 1Ki.28:8, and see Tr., Syn., § vi) (AS)
1) to act as a seer
1a) deliver an oracle, prophesy, divine
1a) deliver an oracle, prophesy, divine
μαντεύομαι
manteuomai
mant-yoo'-om-ahee
From a derivative of G3105 (meaning a prophet, as supposed to rave through inspiration); to divine, that is, utter spells (under pretence of foretelling)
KJV Usage: by soothsaying.