μαντεύομαι manteúomai

Meaning

to divine, i.e. utter spells (under pretense of foretelling

In the King James Version: by soothsaying

Derivation: from a derivative of G3105 (μαίνομαι) (meaning a prophet, as supposed to rave through inspiration);

Where it is used

• Acts 16:16 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.