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Lexicon :: Strong's G4394 - prophēteia

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προφητεία
Transliteration
prophēteia (Key)
Pronunciation
prof-ay-ti'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From προφήτης (G4396) ("prophecy")
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:781,952

Strong’s Definitions

προφητεία prophēteía, prof-ay-ti'-ah; from G4396 ("prophecy"); prediction (scriptural or other):—prophecy, prophesying.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's G4394 in the following manner: prophecy (16x), prophesying (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's G4394 in the following manner: prophecy (16x), prophesying (3x).

  1. prophecy

    1. a discourse emanating from divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of God, whether by reproving and admonishing the wicked, or comforting the afflicted, or revealing things hidden; esp. by foretelling future events

    2. Used in the NT of the utterance of OT prophets

      1. of the prediction of events relating to Christ's kingdom and its speedy triumph, together with the consolations and admonitions pertaining to it, the spirit of prophecy, the divine mind, to which the prophetic faculty is due

      2. of the endowment and speech of the Christian teachers called prophets

      3. the gifts and utterances of these prophets, esp. of the predictions of the works of which, set apart to teach the gospel, will accomplish for the kingdom of Christ

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
προφητεία prophēteía, prof-ay-ti'-ah; from G4396 ("prophecy"); prediction (scriptural or other):—prophecy, prophesying.
STRONGS G4394:
προφητεία, προφητείας, ἡ (προφητεύω, which see), Hebrew נְבוּאָה, prophecy, i. e. discourse emanating from divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of God, whether by reproving and admonishing the wicked, or comforting the afflicted, or revealing things hidden; especially by foretelling future events. Used in the N. T. — of the utterances of the O. T. prophets: Matthew 13:14; 2 Peter 1:20, 21 (on this passage see γίνομαι, 5 e. α.); — of the prediction of events relating to Christ's kingdom and its speedy triumph, together with the consolations and admonitions pertaining thereto: Revelation 11:6; Revelation 22:19; τό πνεῦμα τῆς προφητείας, the spirit of prophecy, the divine mind, to which the prophetic faculty is due, Revelation 19:10; οἱ λόγοι τῆς προφητείας, Revelation 1:3; Revelation 22:7, 10, 18; — of the endowment and speech of the Christian teachers called προφῆται (see προφήτης, II. 1 f.): Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 12:10; 1 Corinthians 13:2; 1 Corinthians 14:6, 22; plural the gifts and utterances of these prophets, 1 Corinthians 13:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:20; — specifically, of the prognostication of those achievements which one set apart to teach the gospel will accomplish for the kingdom of Christ, 1 Timothy 4:14; plural 1 Timothy 1:18 (see προάγω, 2 a. and compare the commentaries). ((The Sept., Josephus); among native Greek writers used only by Lucian, Alex. 40, 60; (to which add inscriptions (see Liddell and Scott, under the word, I.)).)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
13:14
Romans
12:6
1 Corinthians
12:10; 13:2; 13:8; 14:6; 14:22
1 Thessalonians
5:20
1 Timothy
1:18; 4:14
2 Peter
1:20; 1:21
Revelation
1:3; 11:6; 19:10; 22:7; 22:10; 22:18; 22:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4394 matches the Greek προφητεία (prophēteia),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:14 - “In them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,

‘YOU WILL HEAR and KEEP ON HEARING, BUT NEVER UNDERSTAND;

AND YOU WILL LOOK and KEEP ON LOOKING, BUT NEVER COMPREHEND;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:6 - Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to use them accordingly: if [someone has the gift of] prophecy, [let him speak a new message from God to His people] in proportion to the faith possessed;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:10 - and to another the working of [fn]miracles, and to another prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], and to another discernment of spirits [the ability to distinguish sound, godly doctrine from the deceptive doctrine of man-made religions and cults], to another various kinds of [unknown] tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:2 - And if I have the gift of prophecy [and speak a new message from God to the people], and understand all mysteries, and [possess] all knowledge; and if I have all [sufficient] faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love [reaching out to others], I am nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:8 -

Love never fails [it never fades nor ends]. But as for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for the gift of special knowledge, it will pass away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:6 -

Now, believers, if I come to you speaking in unknown tongues, how will I benefit you unless I also speak to you [clearly] either by revelation [revealing God’s mystery], or by knowledge [teaching about God], or by prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], or by instruction [teaching precepts that develop spiritual maturity]?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:22 - Therefore, [unknown] tongues are [meant] for a [supernatural] sign, not to believers but to unbelievers [who might be receptive]; while prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people] is not for unbelievers but for believers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:20 - Do not scorn or reject gifts of prophecy or prophecies [spoken revelations—words of instruction or exhortation or warning].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:18 -

This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, so that [inspired and aided] by them you may fight the good fight [in contending with false teachers],

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:14 - Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, [that special endowment] which was intentionally bestowed on you [by the Holy Spirit] through prophetic utterance when the [fn]elders laid their hands on you [at your ordination].

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:20 - [fn]But understand this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of or comes from one’s own [personal or special] interpretation,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:21 - for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:3 - [fn]Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and who keep the things which are written in it [heeding them and taking them to heart]; for the time [of fulfillment] is near.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:6 - These [two witnesses] have the power [from God] to shut up the sky, so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophesying [regarding judgment and salvation]; and they have power over the waters (seas, rivers) to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every [kind of] plague, as often as they wish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:10 - Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he [stopped me and] said to me, “You must not do that; I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who have and hold the testimony of Jesus. Worship God [alone]. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy [His life and teaching are the heart of prophecy].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:7 -

“And behold, I am coming quickly. [fn]Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is the one who heeds and takes to heart and remembers the words of the prophecy [that is, the predictions, consolations, and warnings] contained in this book (scroll).”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:10 -

And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time [of their fulfillment] is [fn]near.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:18 -

I testify and warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book [its predictions, consolations, and admonitions]: if anyone adds [anything] to them, God will add to him the plagues (afflictions, calamities) which are written in this book;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:19 - and if anyone takes away from or distorts the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away [from that one] his share from the tree of life and from the holy city (new Jerusalem), which are written in this book.
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