Lexicon :: Strong's G3132 - manteuomai

μαντεύομαι
Transliteration
manteuomai (Key)
Pronunciation
mant-yoo'-om-ahee
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of μαίνομαι (G3105) (meaning a prophet, as supposed to rave through inspiration)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
12x in 8 unique form(s)
μαντευομένη — 1x
μαντευομένη — 1x
ἐμαντεύοντο — 2x
μαντεύεσθαί — 1x
μαντευόμενοι — 2x
μαντευόμενος — 3x
μαντευομένων — 1x
μάντευσαι — 1x
μαντεύσασθαι — 1x
μαντεύσησθε — 1x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Trench's Synonyms: vi. προφητεύω, μαντεύομαι.

Strong’s Definitions

μαντεύομαι manteúomai, mant-yoo'-om-ahee; from a derivative of G3105 (meaning a prophet, as supposed to rave through inspiration); to divine, i.e. utter spells (under pretense of foretelling:—by soothsaying.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G3132 in the following manner: by soothsaying (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3132 in the following manner: by soothsaying (1x).

  1. to act as a seer

    1. deliver an oracle, prophesy, divine

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μαντεύομαι manteúomai, mant-yoo'-om-ahee; from a derivative of G3105 (meaning a prophet, as supposed to rave through inspiration); to divine, i.e. utter spells (under pretense of foretelling:—by soothsaying.
STRONGS G3132:
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.)
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