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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:14 - And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: 'You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:6 - And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:10 - to another performance of miracles, to another prophecy, and to another discernment of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, and 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 prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can 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 ends. But if there are prophecies, they will be set aside; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be set aside.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:6 - Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I help you unless I speak to you with a revelation or with knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:22 - So then, tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:20 - Do not treat prophecies with contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:18 - I put this charge before you, Timothy my child, in keeping with the prophecies once spoken about you, in order that with such encouragement 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 spiritual gift you have, given to you and confirmed by prophetic words when the elders laid hands on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:20 - Above all, you do well if you recognize this: No prophecy of scripture ever comes about by the prophet's own imagination,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:21 - for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:3 - Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy aloud, and blessed are those who hear and obey the things written in it, because the time is near!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:6 - These two have the power to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the time they are prophesying. They have power to turn the waters to blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague whenever they want.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:10 - So I threw myself down at his feet to worship him, but he said, "Do not do this! I am only a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:7 - (Look! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book. )

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:10 - Then he said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy contained in this book, because the time is near.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:18 - I testify to the one who hears the words of the prophecy contained in 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 this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.
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