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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.)).)
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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:14 - Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:
“‘“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:6 - Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:10 - to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:2 - And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:8 - Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:6 - Now, brothers,[fn] if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:22 - Thus tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is a sign[fn] not for unbelievers but for believers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:20 - Do not despise prophecies,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:18 - This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:14 - Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:20 - knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:21 - For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:3 - Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:6 - They have the power to shut the sky, that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire.

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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 said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:7 - “And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:10

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 is near.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:18 - I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:19 - and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
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