verb
manteuemō
Greekμαντεύομαι (manteuomai)
Strong’sG3132
I practice soothsaying
stem manteu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μαντεύομαι
(< μαντίς, a seer, diviner), [in LXX for קסם, De 18:10, al.;]
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).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3132 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmant-yoo'-om-ahee
to divine, i.e. utter spells (under pretense of foretelling
Fromfrom a derivative of G3105 (meaning a prophet, as supposed to rave through inspiration);
King Jamesby soothsaying.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| manteuerōtasμαντευομένη | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular feminine | fortune-telling | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | manteuemō | manteueme | manteuemi | manteuema | manteuemē | manteuemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | manteuesō | manteuese | manteuesi | manteuesa | manteuesē | manteueselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | manteuetō | manteuete | manteueti | manteueta | manteuetē | manteuetelē |
| we 1st person plural | manteuenō | manteuene | manteueni | manteuena | manteuenē | manteuenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | manteuevō | manteueve | manteuevi | manteueva | manteuevē | manteuevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | manteuelō | manteuele | manteueli | manteuela | manteuelē | manteuelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | manteuemeiō | manteuemeia | manteuemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | manteueseiō | manteueseia | manteueseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | manteueteiō | manteueteia | manteueteiē |
| we 1st person plural | manteueneiō | manteueneia | manteueneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | manteueveiō | manteueveia | manteueveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | manteueleiō | manteueleia | manteueleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | manteuesōr | manteuesar | manteuesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | manteuetōr | manteuetar | manteuetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | manteuevōr | manteuevar | manteuevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | manteuelōr | manteuelar | manteuelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | manteuemoiō | manteuemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | manteuesoiō | manteuesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | manteuetoiō | manteuetoia |
| we 1st person plural | manteuenoiō | manteuenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | manteuevoiō | manteuevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | manteueloiō | manteueloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | manteuerō | manteueri | manteuera | manteuerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | manteuerōtos1× | manteueritos | manteueratos | manteuerētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
manteu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
manteuerōtas“fortune-telling”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular feminine1×
Acts 16:16“fortune-telling”Gineta de poreuerōtoiu nu eis tan proseuchan paidiskan tinan echarōtan pneumem puthōnon hupantara ni, hotinas ergasian pollan parechate toi kurioi autau manteuerōtas;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.