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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")
Dictionary Aids

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 - “And in them the prophecy G4394 of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,

‘[fn]YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, [fn]BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND;

[fn]YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:6 - but having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: whether prophecy G4394, [fn]in agreement with the faith;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:10 - and to another the workings of miracles, and to another prophecy G4394, and to another the [fn]distinguishing of spirits, to someone else various kinds of tongues, and to another the [fn]translation 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 G4394, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:8 -

Love never fails, but if there are gifts of [fn]prophecy G4394, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:6 -

But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what will I profit you unless I speak to you either by way of revelation or of knowledge or of prophecy G4394 or of teaching?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:22 - So then tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophecy G4394 is for a sign not to unbelievers but to those who believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:20 - do not despise prophecies G4394,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:18 -

This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies G4394 previously made concerning you, that by them you may fight the good fight,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:14 - Do not neglect the gift within you, which was given to you through prophetic G4394 utterance G4394 with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:20 - Know this first of all, that no prophecy G4394 of Scripture comes by one’s own interpretation.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:21 - For no prophecy G4394 was ever made by the will of man, but men being moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:3 - Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy G4394 and keep the things which are written in it, for the time is near.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:6 - These have the authority to shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during the days of their prophesying G4394; they also have authority over the waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they wish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:10 - Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he *said to me, “[fn]Do not do that! I am a fellow slave with you and your brothers who have the witness of Jesus. Worship God! For the witness of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy G4394.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:7 -

“And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy G4394 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 G4394 of this book, for the time is near.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:18 -

I bear witness to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy G4394 of this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues 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 the words of the book of this prophecy G4394, God will take away his part from the tree of life and [fn]from the holy city, which are written in this book.
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