UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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μαντεύομαι

MainId: 003157000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: μ

StrongCodes: G3132

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003157001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003157001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 33.284

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Communication

      LEXSubDomains: Foretell, Tell Fortunes

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-11-18 12:04:31

         DefinitionShort: to function as a more or less professional predicter of future events for the sake of a fee

         Glosses: to tell fortunes

         Comments: In {S:04401601600044} μαντεύομαι may often be translated as ‘for money she told people what was going to happen to them.’

      LEXReferences: ACTs 16:16