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προφήτης

prophētēsprophetHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine144 occurrences15 books138 verses

Definition

προφήτης, -ου, ὁ [πρόφημι, to speak forth),

[in LXX chiefly for נָבִיא ;]

one who acts as an interpreter or forth-teller of the Divine will (see Lft., Notes, 83f.; Tr., Syn., §vi), a prophet;

1. in cl. (Æsch., Hdt., Plat., al.), of the interpreters of oracles.

2. In NT,

(a) of the OT prophets: Matthew 5:12, Mark 6:15, Luke 4:27, John 8:52, Romans 11:3, al.;

(b) of prophets in general: Matthew 10:41; 13:57; 21:46, Mark 6:4, Luke 13:33, al.;

(with) of John the Baptist: Matthew 21:26, Mark 6:15, Luke 1:76;

(d) of Christ: Matthew 21:11, John 6:14, Acts 3:22, 23; 7:37" (LXX) ;

(e) of Christian prophets in the apostolic age: Acts 15:32, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Ephesians 2:20, al.;

(f) by meton., of the writings of prophets: Luke 24:27, Acts 8:28, al.;

(g) of a poet: Titus 1:12 (on the use of the term in π. and Inscr., see Deiss., BS, 235f.; MM, xxii).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as προφήτης:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

144 total
  1. Acts 8:34προφήτης · prophet
    “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
  2. Acts 10:43προφῆται · prophets
    All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
  3. Acts 11:27προφῆται · [some] prophets
    In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
  4. Acts 13:1προφῆται · prophets
    Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
  5. Acts 13:15προφητῶν · Prophets
    After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”
  6. Acts 13:20προφήτου · prophet
    All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.
  7. Acts 13:27προφητῶν · prophets
    The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
  8. Acts 13:40προφήταις · prophets
    Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you:
  9. Acts 15:15προφητῶν · prophets
    The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
  10. Acts 15:32προφῆται · prophets
    Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
  11. Acts 21:10προφήτης · prophet
    After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
  12. Acts 24:14προφήταις · Prophets
    I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
  13. Acts 26:22προφῆται · prophets
    But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
  14. Acts 26:27προφήταις · prophets
    King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”
  15. Acts 28:23προφητῶν · Prophets
    So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
  16. Acts 28:25προφήτου · prophet
    They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
  17. Romans 1:2προφητῶν · prophets
    …the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,
  18. Romans 3:21προφητῶν · Prophets
    But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.
  19. Romans 11:3προφήτας · prophets
    “Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?
  20. 1 Corinthians 12:28προφήτας · prophets
    And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
  21. 1 Corinthians 12:29προφῆται · prophets
    Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
  22. 1 Corinthians 14:29Προφῆται · prophets
    Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.
  23. 1 Corinthians 14:32προφητῶν · of prophets; προφήταις · to prophets
    The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.
  24. 1 Corinthians 14:37προφήτης · a prophet
    If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.
  25. Ephesians 2:20προφητῶν · prophets
    …built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
  26. Ephesians 3:5προφήταις · prophets
    …which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
  27. Ephesians 4:11προφήτας · [to be] prophets
    And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
  28. 1 Thessalonians 2:15προφήτας · prophets
    …who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
  29. Titus 1:12προφήτης · prophets
    As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
  30. Hebrews 1:1προφήταις · prophets
    On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
  31. Hebrews 11:32προφητῶν · prophets
    And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
  32. James 5:10προφήτας · prophets
    Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
  33. 1 Peter 1:10προφῆται · [the] prophets
    Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
  34. 2 Peter 2:16προφήτου · prophet’s
    But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.
  35. 2 Peter 3:2προφητῶν · prophets
    …by recalling what was foretold by the holy prophets and commanded by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.
  36. Revelation 10:7προφήτας · prophets
    But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”
  37. Revelation 11:10προφῆται · prophets
    And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
  38. Revelation 11:18προφήταις · prophets
    The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
  39. Revelation 16:6προφητῶν · prophets
    For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”
  40. Revelation 18:20προφῆται · prophets
    Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.
  41. Revelation 18:24προφητῶν · of prophets
    And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.
  42. Revelation 22:6προφητῶν · prophets
    Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”
  43. Revelation 22:9προφητῶν · prophets
    But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”