to divine

Greek Verb

μαντεύομαι (μαντίς, a seer, diviner), [in LXX for קָסַם, Deu.18:10, al;] to divine, practise divination: Act.16:16. SYN.: 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. 1Ki.28:8, and see Tr, Syn., § vi) (AS)

to divine

Greek Verb

μαντ-εύομαι, 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 ὄλεθρον[Refs 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+]

Greek

Verb

to divine, i.e. utter spells (under pretense of foretelling; by soothsaying; from a derivative of g3105 (μαίνομαι) (meaning a prophet, as supposed to rave through inspiration)