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Lexicon :: Strong's G4396 - prophētēs

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προφήτης
Transliteration
prophētēs (Key)
Pronunciation
prof-ay'-tace
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of πρό (G4253) and φημί (G5346)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:781,952

Strong’s Definitions

προφήτης prophḗtēs, prof-ay'-tace; from a compound of G4253 and G5346; a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet:—prophet.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 149x

The KJV translates Strong's G4396 in the following manner: prophet (149x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 149x
The KJV translates Strong's G4396 in the following manner: prophet (149x).
  1. in Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things

  2. one who, moved by the Spirit of God and hence his organ or spokesman, solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially concerning future events, and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation

    1. the OT prophets, having foretold the kingdom, deeds and death, of Jesus the Messiah.

    2. of John the Baptist, the herald of Jesus the Messiah

    3. of the illustrious prophet, the Jews expected before the advent of the Messiah

    4. the Messiah

    5. of men filled with the Spirit of God, who by God's authority and command in words of weight pleads the cause of God and urges salvation of men

    6. of prophets that appeared in the apostolic age among Christians

      1. they are associated with the apostles

      2. they discerned and did what is best for the Christian cause, foretelling certain future events. (Acts 11:27)

      3. in the religious assemblies of the Christians, they were moved by the Holy Spirit to speak, having power to instruct, comfort, encourage, rebuke, convict, and stimulate, their hearers

  3. a poet (because poets were believed to sing under divine inspiration)

    1. of Epimenides (Tit. 1:12)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
προφήτης prophḗtēs, prof-ay'-tace; from a compound of G4253 and G5346; a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet:—prophet.
STRONGS G4396:
προφήτης, προφήτου, (προφημι, to speak forth, speak out; hence, properly, 'one who speaks forth'; see πρό, d. α.), the Sept. for נָבִיא (which comes from the same root as, 'to divulge,' 'make known,' 'announce' (cf. Fleischer in Delitzsch, Com. ü. d. Gen, 4te Aufl., p. 551f), therefore properly, equivalent to interpreter, Exodus 7:1, cf. 4:16; hence, an interpreter or spokesman for God; one through whom God speaks; cf. especially Bleek, Einl. in d. A. T. 4te Aufl., p. 309 (B. D. under the word and references there; especially also Day's note on Oehler's O. T. Theol. § 161, and Winers Grammar, Robertson Smith, Prophets of Israel, p. 389 (note on Lect. ii.))), one who speaks forth by divine inspiration;
I. In Greek writings from Aeschylus, Herodotus, and Pindar down:
1. an interpreter of oracles (whether uttered by the gods or the μάντεις), or of other hidden things.
2. a foreteller, soothsayer, seer.
II. In the N. T.
1. one who, moved by the Spirit of God and hence, his organ or spokesman, solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially future events, and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation. The title is applied to
a. the O. T. prophets — and with allusion to their age, life, death, deeds: Matthew 5:12; Matthew 12:39; Matthew 13:17; Matthew 23:29-31; Mark 6:15; Luke 4:27; Luke 10:24; Luke 11:47; Luke 13:28; John 8:52, 55 Acts 3:25; Acts 7:52; Acts 13:20; Romans 11:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:15; Hebrews 11:32; James 5:10; appeal is made to their utterances as having foretold the kingdom, deeds, death, of Jesus the Messiah: Matthew 1:22; Matthew 2:5, 15, 17, 23; Matthew 3:3; Matthew 4:14; Matthew 8:17; Matthew 11:13; Matthew 12:17; Matthew 13:35; Matthew 21:4; Matthew 24:15; Matthew 26:56; Matthew 27:9; Mark 13:14 Rec.; Luke 1:70; Luke 3:4; Luke 4:17; Luke 18:31; Luke 24:25; John 1:23, 45(46); John 12:38; Acts 2:16; Acts 3:18, 21, 24; Acts 7:37, 48; Acts 10:43; Acts 13:27; Acts 15:15; Acts 26:22; Romans 1:2; Hebrews 1:1; 1 Peter 1:10; 2 Peter 3:2; Revelation 10:7; in the number of prophets David also is reckoned, as one who predicted the resurrection of Christ, Acts 2:30f; so too is Balaam, 2 Peter 2:16 (see Βαλαάμ). by metonymy, προφῆται is put for the books of the prophets: Luke 24:27, 44; Acts 8:28; Acts 13:15; Acts 24:14; Acts 28:23; ἐν τοῖς προφήταις, equivalent to ἐν βίβλῳ τῶν προφητῶν, (Acts 7:42), in the volume of the prophets (which in Hebrew has the title נְבִיאִים), John 6:45; Acts 13:40; — or for the teaching set forth in their books: Matthew 5:17; Matthew 7:12; Matthew 22:40; Luke 16:29, 31; Acts 26:27. See νόμος, 4.
b. John the Baptist, the herald of Jesus the Messiah: Matthew 21:26; Mark 6:15; Mark 11:32; Luke 1:76; Luke 20:6, whom Jesus declares to be greater than the O. T. prophets, because in him the hope of the Jews respecting Elijah as the forerunner of the Messiah was fulfilled: Matthew 11:9-11, 14 (cf. Matthew 17:11, 12; Mark 9:12f); Luke 7:28 (R G T Tr brackets).
c. That illustrious prophet whom the Jews (apparently on the ground of Deuteronomy 18:15) expected to arise just before the Messiah's advent: John 1:21, 25; John 7:40. those two illustrious prophets, the one Elijah, the other Enoch or Moses (but compare the commentaries; e. g. Stuart, commentary vol. ii, p. 219f), who according to the writer of the Apocalypse will publicly appear shortly before the visible return of Christ from heaven: Revelation 11:10 (cf. 3).
d. the Messiah: Acts 3:22, 23; Acts 7:37, after Deuteronomy 18:15; Jesus the Messiah, inasmuch as he is about to fulfil the expectation respecting this Messiah, Matthew 21:11; John 6:14.
e. universally, a man filled with the Spirit of God, who by God's authority and command in words of weight pleads the cause of God and urges the salvation of men: Matthew 21:46; Luke 13:33; Luke 24:19; John 7:52; in the proverb that a prophet is without honor in his own country, Matthew 13:57; Mark 6:4; Luke 4:24; John 4:44. he may be known — now by his supernatural knowledge of hidden things (even though past), Luke 7:39; John 4:19 (προφήτης ἀληθείας ἐστιν πάντοτε πάντα εἰδώς, τά μέν γεγοντα ὡς ἐγένετο, τά δέ γινόμενα ὡς γίνεται, τά δέ σεομενα ὡς ἔσται, Clement, hom. 2, 6) — now by his power of working miracles, Luke 7:16; Luke 24:19; John 9:17; such g prophet Jesus is shown to have been by the passages cited, nor is it denied except by his enemies, Luke 7:39; John 7:52.
f. The prophets that appeared in the apostolic age among the Christians: Matthew 10:41; Matthew 23:34; Acts 15:32; 1 Corinthians 14:29, 37; Revelation 22:6, 9; they are associated with apostles in Luke 11:49; 1 Corinthians 12:28, 29; Ephesians 2:20; Ephesians 3:5; Ephesians 4:11; Revelation 18:20; they discerned and did what was best for the Christian cause, Acts 13:1f; foretold certain future events, Acts 11:27; Acts 21:10ff; and in the religious assemblies of the Christians, being suddenly seized by the Spirit (whose promptings, however, do not impair their self-government, 1 Corinthians 14:32), give utterance in glowing and exalted but intelligible language to those things which the Holy Spirit teaches them, and which have power to instruct, comfort, encourage, rebuke, convict, stimulate, their hearers, 1 Corinthians 14:3, 24. (Cf. Harnack, Lehre der Zwölf Apostel, Proleg. § 5 i. 2, p. 93ff, 119ff; Bonwetsch in (Luthardt's) Zeitschr. f. kirchl. Wissen. as above with 1884, pp. 408ff, 460ff)
g. Prophets both of the Old Testament and of the New Testament are grouped together under the name προφῆται in Revelation 11:18; Revelation 16:6; Revelation 18:24.
2. a poet (because poets were believed to sing under divine inspiration): so of Epimenides, Titus 1:12.
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Strong's Number G4396 matches the Greek προφήτης (prophētēs),
which occurs 144 times in 138 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Mat 1:22–Luk 9:8)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:22 - Now all this [fn]took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:5 - They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written [fn]by the prophet: G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:15 - He [fn]remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: G4396 “OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:17 - Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet G4396 was fulfilled:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:23 - and came and lived in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: G4396 “He shall be called a Nazarene.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:3 - For this is the one referred to [fn]by Isaiah the prophet G4396 when he said,
“THE VOICE OF ONE [fn]CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS,
‘MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD,
MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!’”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:14 - This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:12 - “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets G4396 who were before you.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:17 - “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; G4396 I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:12 - “In everything, therefore, [fn]treat people the same way you want [fn]them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets. G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:17 - This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: G4396 “HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES AND [fn]CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:41 - “He who receives a prophet G4396 in the name of a prophet G4396 shall receive a prophet’s G4396 reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:9 - [fn]But what did you go out to see? A prophet? G4396 Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet. G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:13 - “For all the prophets G4396 and the Law prophesied until John.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:17 - This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:39 - But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation craves for a [fn]sign; and yet no [fn]sign will be given to it but the [fn]sign of Jonah the prophet; G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:17 - “For truly I say to you that many prophets G4396 and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:35 - This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: G4396
“I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES;
I WILL UTTER THINGS HIDDEN SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:57 - And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet G4396 is not without honor except in his [fn]hometown and in his own household.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:5 - Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded [fn]John as a prophet. G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:14 - And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, [fn]Elijah; but still others, [fn]Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:4 - This [fn]took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:11 - And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet G4396 Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:26 - “But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the [fn]people; for they all regard John as a prophet.” G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:46 - When they sought to seize Him, they feared the [fn]people, because they considered Him to be a prophet. G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:40 - “On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.” G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:29 - “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets G4396 and adorn the monuments of the righteous,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:30 - and say, ‘If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:31 - “So you testify against yourselves, that you are [fn]sons of those who murdered the prophets. G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:34 - “Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets G4396 and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:37 - “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets G4396 and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:15 - “Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, G4396 standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:56 - “But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.” G4396 Then all the disciples left Him and fled.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:9 - Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet G4396 was fulfilled: “AND [fn]THEY TOOK THE THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER, THE PRICE OF THE ONE WHOSE PRICE HAD BEEN SET by the sons of Israel;
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:2 - As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: G4396
“BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER [fn]AHEAD OF YOU,
WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY;
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:4 - Jesus said to them, “A prophet G4396 is not without honor except in [fn]his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:15 - But others were saying, “He is Elijah.” And others were saying,He is a prophet, G4396 like one of the prophets G4396 of old.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:28 - They told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.” G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:32 - “But [fn]shall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet. G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:70 - As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets G4396 from of old
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:76 - “And you, child, will be called the prophet G4396 of the Most High;
For you will go on BEFORE THE LORD TO PREPARE HIS WAYS;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:4 - as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, G4396
“THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS,
‘MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD,
MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:17 - And the [fn]book of the prophet G4396 Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the [fn]book and found the place where it was written,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:24 - And He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet G4396 is welcome in his hometown.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:27 - “And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; G4396 and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:23 - “Be glad in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in the same way their fathers used to [fn]treat the prophets. G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:16 - Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet G4396 has arisen among us!” and, “God has [fn]visited His people!”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:26 - “But what did you go out to see? A prophet? G4396 Yes, I say to you, and one who is more than a prophet. G4396
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:39 - Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet G4396 He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a [fn]sinner.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:8 - and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets G4396 of old had risen again.

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