Lexical Definition
μαντεύομαι manteúomai (mant-yoo'-om-ahee) to divine G:V
from a derivative of μαίνομαι (meaning a prophet, as supposed to rave through inspiration)
by soothsaying.
- to divine, i.e. utter spells (under pretense of foretelling
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| μαντεύσησθε | shall you divine | LXX.Ezek.13.23 |
| μαντεύσασθαι | to use oracles | LXX.Ezek.21.21 |
| μαντεύομενοι | oracles | LXX.Ezek.13.6 |
| μαντεύεσθαί | oracles | LXX.Ezek.21.29 |
| μαντευόμενοσ | one using oracles | LXX.Deut.18.10 • LXX.Ezek.12.24 • LXX.Ezek.21.23 |
| μαντευόμενοι | oracles | LXX.Ezek.22.28 |
| μαντευομένων | using oracles | LXX.Jer.27.9 |
| μαντευομένη | by fortune-telling | Acts.16.16 |
| μάντευσον | Use oracles | LXX.1Sam.28.8 |
| εμαντεύοντο | divining | LXX.Mic.3.11 |
| they used oracles | LXX.2Kgs.17.17 |
Abbott-Smith
μαντεύομαι (< μαντίς, a seer, diviner), [in LXX for קסם, De 18:10, al.;]
to divine, practise divination: Ac 16:16.†
SYN.: προφητεύω, q.v., 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. I Ki 28:8, and v. Tr., Syn., § vi).
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 18:10 |
| 1 Samuel | 28:8 |
| Acts | 16:16 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μαντεύομαι-εύομαι,
future -εύσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἐμαντεύομαιευσάμην [μαντεύομαιευσάμην 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 7.31 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect μεμάντευμαι [Refs]:—passive, see infr. IV: (μάντις):—divine, prophesy, τί μοι θάνατον μαντεύομαιεύεα; [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τί νύ μοι μαντεύομαιεύεαι αἰπὺν ὄλεθρον[μαντεύομαιεύομαι 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 2.170, compare 9.510, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.107 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; τινι to one, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with dative modi, draw divinations from or by means of.., ῥάβδοισι [μαντεύομαιεῖα μ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 716 (assuming variant). ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 generally, presage, forebode, surmise, of presentiment, opposed to knowledge, [μαντεύομαιευσόμεσθα τἀνδρὸς ὡς ὀλωλότος 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Ag.” [same place]; ἔστι γὰρ ὃ μαντεύομαιεύονταί τι πάντες φύσει κοινὸν δίκαιον 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1373b7; μ. τὸ συμβησόμενον ἐκ τῶν εἰκότων [prev. author] “GA” 765a27. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 of animals, get scent of, κύων ἄρτον μ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II consult an oracle, seek divinations, [μαντεύομαιευομένῳ μοὔχρησεν ἐν Δελφοῖς ποτε 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 159, compare “Av.” 593 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ταῦτα καὶ μ. this is the question I ask the oracle, [μαντεύομαιεύσασθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 21a ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; μαντεύομαιείαν μ. παρὰ τῷ θεῷ Aeschin. [prev. cited]
__III later, of the god, give an oracle, ταῦθ᾽ ὁρῶ τὸν Δία ὑμῖν μαντεύομαιευόμενον [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__IV in later Greek, active μαντεύομαιεύω, [Refs 1st c.AD+]aorist passive, ἐμαντεύομαιεύθη an oracle was given, [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect participle, τὰ μεμαντεύομαιευμένα the words of the oracles, [Refs]; τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ μαντεύομαιευσθέντα (sic) [Refs 4th c.BC+]