Manteuomai μαντεύομαι
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| μαντεύομαι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | manteuomai |
| Strong's number | G3132 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to divine |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Manteuomai (Greek μαντεύομαι, Strong's G3132) is a Greek verb meaning “to divine”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
(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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | soothsaying (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | fortune telling (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Manteuomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 16:16And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).