Definition
μαντεύομαι
(μαντίς, a seer, diviner), [in LXX for קָסַם, Deuteronomy 18:10, al. ;]
to divine, practise divination: Acts 16:16.
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 (cf. 1 Samuel 28:8, and see Tr., Syn., § vi)
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Acts 16:16μαντευομένη · by fortune-tellingOne 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.