GreekG3132Verb
μαντεύομαι
manteuomai
“to divine”
1Occurrences
G3132Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to divine, i.e. utter spells (under pretense of foretelling
from a derivative of G3105 (μαίνομαι) (meaning a prophet, as supposed to rave through inspiration);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to divine, practise divination.
Synonyms
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
LXX: for קָסַם
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
μαντεύομαι appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Key Passages
Acts 16:16BSB
One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
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