utter spells

, : .† to divine practise divination Ac 16:16

waarzeggen

I divine, practice soothsaying, suggesting the fraud involved in the practice.

to divine

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

by soothsaying

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)