King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3132
Transliteration: manteuomai
Phonetic Spelling: (mant-yoo'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to divine
Meaning: to divine
μαντεύομαι; (μάντις (a seer; allied to μανία, μαίνομαι; cf. Curtius, § 429)); from Homer down; to act as seer; deliver an oracle, prophesy, divine: Acts 16:16 μαντευομένη, of a false prophetess (A. V. by soothsaying). The Sept. for קָסַם, to practise divination; said of false prophets. (On the heathen character of the suggestions and associations of the word, as distinguished from προφητεύω, see Trench, N. T. Synonyms, § vi.)
Word Summary
manteuomai: to divine
Original Word: μαντεύομαιTransliteration: manteuomai
Phonetic Spelling: (mant-yoo'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to divine
Meaning: to divine
Strong's Concordance
soothsaying. From a derivative of mainomai (meaning a prophet, as supposed to rave through inspiration); to divine, i.e. Utter spells (under pretense of foretelling -- by soothsaying.
see GREEK mainomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3132: μαντεύομαιμαντεύομαι; (μάντις (a seer; allied to μανία, μαίνομαι; cf. Curtius, § 429)); from Homer down; to act as seer; deliver an oracle, prophesy, divine: Acts 16:16 μαντευομένη, of a false prophetess (A. V. by soothsaying). The Sept. for קָסַם, to practise divination; said of false prophets. (On the heathen character of the suggestions and associations of the word, as distinguished from προφητεύω, see Trench, N. T. Synonyms, § vi.)