προφητεύω prophēteuō · G4395
to prophesy
προφητεύω; (προφήτης), [in LXX chiefly for נָבָא ni., hith. ; ] ; to be a προφήτης (which see), to prophesy: in the primary sense of telling forth the Divine counsels, Mat.7:22 26:68, Mrk.14:65, Luk.1:67 22:64, Act.19:6, 1Co.11:4-5 13:9 14:1 14:3-5 14:24 14:31 14:39, Heb.11:3; with the idea of foretelling future events (an idea merely incidental, not essential; see Lft., Notes, 83 f.), Mat.11:13, Act.2:17-18" (LXX) Act.21:9; before περί, Mat.15:7, Mrk.7:6, 1Pe.1:10; ἐπί, with dative, Rev.10:11; λέγων, Ju 14; ὅτι, Jhn.11:51.†; SYN.: μαντεύομαι, q.v (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
προφητ-εύω, ; Doric dialect προφᾱτ- [] —in imperfect and aorist 1 the augment is sometimes placed after the preposition, προ-εφήτευον, -εφήτευσα[]:— to be a προφήτης or interpreter of the gods, μαντεύεο, Μοῖσα, προφατεύσω δ᾽ ἐγώ []; τίς προφητεύει θεο; who is his interpreter? []; οὐκ ἔστιν ὅστις σοι προφητεύσει τάδε will be thy intermediary in asking this, []; ἡ μανία.. προφητεύσασα with oracular power, [] —passive, τὰ προφητευθέντα []; II expound, interpret, preach, under the influence of the …
Where it's used 28 times
Matthew 7:22 · Matthew 11:13 · Matthew 15:7 · Matthew 26:68 · Mark 7:6 · Mark 14:65 · Luke 1:67 · Luke 22:64 · John 11:51 · Acts 2:17 · Acts 2:18 · Acts 19:6 · Acts 21:9 · 1 Corinthians 11:4 · 1 Corinthians 11:5 · 1 Corinthians 13:9 · 1 Corinthians 14:1 · 1 Corinthians 14:3 · 1 Corinthians 14:4 · 1 Corinthians 14:5 · 1 Corinthians 14:24 · 1 Corinthians 14:31 · 1 Corinthians 14:39 · 1 Peter 1:10 · Jude 1:14 · Revelation 10:11 · Revelation 11:3 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G4395; TFLSJ G4395
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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