μαντεύομαι

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μάντις (mántis, seer) +‎ -εύομαι (-eúomai, mediopassive of -εύω).

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Verb

μᾰντεύομαι (manteúomai)

  1. to divine, prophesy
  2. to presage, forbode
  3. (of animals) to get scent of
  4. to consult an oracle, to seek divinations
  5. (of the god) to give an oracle
  6. (later Greek, in active and here in the passive) to give an oracle

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈde.vo.me/
  • Hyphenation: μα‧ντεύ‧ο‧μαι

Verb

μαντεύομαι (mantévomai) passive (past μαντεύτηκα, active μαντεύω)

  1. to be foretold
  2. to be guessed

Conjugation

for this verb's full conjugation see the active form