verb
manteuomō
Strong’sG3132
I practice soothsaying
stem manteu-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -εύσομαι Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist ἐμαντευσάμην Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect μεμάντευμαι Refs:—passive, see infr. IV: (μάντις):—divine, prophesy, τί μοι θάνατον μαντεύεα; Refs 8th c.BC+; τί νύ μοι μαντεύεαι αἰπὺν ὄλεθρονRefs 8th c.BC+; τινι to one, Refs 8th c.BC+: with dative modi, draw divinations from or by means of.., ῥάβδοισι Refs 5th c.BC+
2 generally, presage, forebode, surmise, of presentiment, opposed to knowledge, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 of animals, get scent of, κύων ἄρτον μ. Refs 3rd c.BC+
II consult an oracle, seek divinations, Refs 5th c.BC+; ταῦτα καὶ μ. this is the question I ask the oracle, Refs 5th c.BC+; μαντείαν μ. παρὰ τῷ θεῷ Aeschin. [prev. cited]
III later, of the god, give an oracle, ταῦθ᾽ ὁρῶ τὸν Δία ὑμῖν μαντευόμενον Refs 4th c.BC+
IV in later Greek, active μαντεύω, Refs 1st c.AD+aorist passive, ἐμαντεύθη an oracle was given, Refs 5th c.BC+perfect participle, τὰ μεμαντευμένα the words of the oracles, Refs; τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ μαντευσθέντα (sic) Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| manteuorōntasμαντευομένη | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | manteuomō | manteuome | manteuomē | manteuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | manteuosō | manteuose | manteuosē | manteuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | manteuotō | manteuote | manteuotē | manteuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | manteuonō | manteuone | manteuonē | manteuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | manteuovō | manteuove | manteuovē | manteuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | manteuolō | manteuole | manteuolē | manteuolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | manteuomeiō | manteuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | manteuoseiō | manteuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | manteuoteiō | manteuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | manteuoneiō | manteuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | manteuoveiō | manteuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | manteuoleiō | manteuoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | manteuosōr | manteuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | manteuotōr | manteuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | manteuovōr | manteuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | manteuolōr | manteuolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | manteuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | manteuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | manteuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | manteuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | manteuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | manteuoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | manteuorō | manteuorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | manteuorōntos1× | manteuorēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
manteuorōntas“fortune-telling”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
Acts 16:16… ergasian pollan parechate toi kurioi autau manteuorōntas;… large income for her masters by fortune-telling.