μαντεύομαι
Etym. μάντις
Etym. Dep.
I. "to divine, prophesy, presage", Hom., etc.; c. acc. cogn., μαντεῖα μ. Aesch.
2. generally, "to divine, presage, augur, forbode, surmise", of any presentiment, Plat., etc.; c. gen., μαντευσόμεσθα τἀνδρὸς ὡς ὀλωλότος Aesch.
3. of animals, "to get scent of" a thing, Theocr.
II. "to consult an oracle, seek divinations", Hdt., attic; ταῦτα καὶ μ. this is "the question I ask the oracle", Eur.
III. aor1 and perf. pass. in pass. sense, ἐμαντεύθη "an oracle was given", Hdt.; τὰ μεμαντευμένα "the words of the oracles", id=Hdt.