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Lexicon :: Strong's G4395 - prophēteuō

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προφητεύω
Transliteration
prophēteuō (Key)
Pronunciation
prof-ate-yoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
28x in 16 unique form(s)
TR
28x in 16 unique form(s)
LXX
109x in 28 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:781,952

Trench's Synonyms: vi. προφητεύω, μαντεύομαι.

Strong’s Definitions

προφητεύω prophēteúō, prof-ate-yoo'-o; from G4396; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office:—prophesy.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's G4395 in the following manner: prophesy (28x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's G4395 in the following manner: prophesy (28x).
  1. to prophesy, to be a prophet, speak forth by divine inspirations, to predict

    1. to prophesy

    2. with the idea of foretelling future events pertaining esp. to the kingdom of God

    3. to utter forth, declare, a thing which can only be known by divine revelation

    4. to break forth under sudden impulse in lofty discourse or praise of the divine counsels

      1. under like prompting, to teach, refute, reprove, admonish, comfort others

    5. to act as a prophet, discharge the prophetic office

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
προφητεύω prophēteúō, prof-ate-yoo'-o; from G4396; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office:—prophesy.
STRONGS G4395:
προφητεύω; future προφητεύσω; imperfect προεφήτευον (Acts 19:6 R G) and ἐπροφήτευον (ibid. L T Tr WH; (1 Kings 22:12); Jer. (Jeremiah 2:8); Jer 23:21; 25:13); 1 aorist προεφήτευσα (R G in Matthew 7:22; Matthew 11:13; Matthew 15:7; Mark 7:6; Luke 1:67; (John 11:51; Jude 1:14)) and ἐπροφήτευσα (which form codex Sinaiticus gives everywhere, and T Tr WH have everywhere restored, and Lachmann also with the single exception of Jude 1:14; add, Sir. 48:13; 1 Esdr. 6:1; Jeremiah 33:9, 11, 20; Jeremiah 26:9, 11, 20; Jeremiah 35:8 (Jeremiah 28:8); Jer. 36:31 (Jer. 24:31); the Alexandrian translators more common use the forms προεφήτευον, προεφήτευσα, perfect participle προπεφητευκως, Eus. h. e. 5, 17; perfect passive infinitive προπεφητευσθαι, Clement of Alexandria, strom., p. 603; on the forms used by Justin Martyr, see Otto's prolegomena to his works, I. i., p. lxxv, edition 3; cf. (WH. Justin Martyr, see Otto's prolegomena to his works, I. i., p. cxxv, edition 3; cf. (WHs Appendix, p. 162; Veitch, under the word); Winers Grammar, § 12, 5; (Buttmann, 35 (30f)); cf. Fritzsche on Mark, p. 268; (Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word)); (προφήτης, which see); the Sept. for נִבָּא and הִתְנַבֵּא; Vulg.propheto (three timesprophetizo); to prophesy, i. e. to be a prophet, speak forth by divine inspiration; to predict (Herodotus, Pindar, Euripides, Plato, Plutarch, others);
a. universally, Matthew 7:22.
b. with the idea of foretelling future events pertaining especially to the kingdom of God: Matthew 11:13; Acts 2:17, 18; Acts 21:9; περί τίνος, Matthew 15:7; Mark 7:6; 1 Peter 1:10; ἐπί τίνι, over i. e. concerning one (see ἐπί, B. 2 f. β'., p. 234a), Revelation 10:11; εἰς τινα (i. e. Christ), the Epistle of Barnabas 5, 6 [ET]; προφητεύειν followed by λέγων, with the words uttered by the prophet, Jude 1:14; followed by ὅτι, John 11:51.
c. to utter forth, declare, a thing which can only be known by divine revelation: Matthew 26:68; Mark 14:65; Luke 22:64, cf. 7:39; John 4:19.
d. to break forth under sudden impulse in lofty discourse or in praise of the divine counsels: Luke 1:67; Acts 19:6 (1 Samuel 10:10, 11; 1 Samuel 19:20, 21, etc.); — or, under the like prompting, to teach, refute, reprove, admonish, comfort others (see προφήτης, II. 1 f.), 1 Corinthians 11:4, 5; 1 Corinthians 13:9; 1 Corinthians 14:1, 3, 4, 5, 24, 31, 39.
e. to act as a prophet, discharge the prophetic office: Revelation 11:3. (On the word see Trench, N. T. Synonyms, § vi.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Samuel
10:10; 10:11; 19:20; 19:21
1 Kings
22:12
Jeremiah
2:8; 23:21; 25:13; 26:9; 26:11; 26:20; 28:8; 33:9; 33:11; 33:20; 35:8; 36:31
Matthew
7:22; 7:22; 11:13; 11:13; 15:7; 15:7; 26:68
Mark
7:6; 7:6; 14:65
Luke
1:67; 1:67; 7:39; 22:64
John
4:19; 11:51; 11:51
Acts
2:17; 2:18; 19:6; 19:6; 21:9
1 Corinthians
11:4; 11:5; 13:9; 14:1; 14:3; 14:4; 14:5; 14:24; 14:31; 14:39
1 Peter
1:10
Jude
1:14; 1:14; 1:14
Revelation
10:11; 11:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4395 matches the Greek προφητεύω (prophēteuō),
which occurs 109 times in 95 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 2 / 2 (Jer 29:26–Zec 13:4)

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:26 - ‘The LORD has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to have charge in the house of the LORD over every madman who prophesies, to put him in the stocks and neck irons.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:27 - Now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who is prophesying to you?
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:31 - “Send to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because Shemaiah had prophesied to you when I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie,
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:3 - For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, “Why do you prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall capture it;
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:19 - Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you and against this land’?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:7 - And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and you shall prophesy against the city.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:2 - “Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:4 - Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, O son of man.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:13 - And it came to pass, while I was prophesying, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then I fell down on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, “Ah, Lord GOD! Will you make a full end of the remnant of Israel?”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:27 - “Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:2 - “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy from their own hearts: ‘Hear the word of the LORD!’
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:3 - Thus says the Lord GOD, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:16 - the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem and saw visions of peace for her, when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:17 - “And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own hearts. Prophesy against them
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:46 - “Son of man, set your face toward the southland;[fn] preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:2 - “Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries.[fn] Prophesy against the land of Israel
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:9 - “Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord, say:
“A sword, a sword is sharpened
and also polished,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:14 - “As for you, son of man, prophesy. Clap your hands and let the sword come down twice, yes, three times,[fn] the sword for those to be slain. It is the sword for the great slaughter, which surrounds them,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:28 - “And you, son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites and concerning their reproach; say, A sword, a sword is drawn for the slaughter. It is polished to consume and to flash like lightning—
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:2 - “Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:21 - “Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:2 - “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt;
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:2 - “Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD:
“Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:2 - “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord GOD: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:2 - “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:1 - “And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel, and say, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:3 - therefore prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Precisely because they made you desolate and crushed you from all sides, so that you became the possession of the rest of the nations, and you became the talk and evil gossip of the people,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:6 - Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I have spoken in my jealous wrath, because you have suffered the reproach of the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:4 - Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:7 - So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling,[fn] and the bones came together, bone to its bone.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:9 - Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:10 - So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:12 - Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will open your graves and raise you from your graves, O my people. And I will bring you into the land of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:2 - “Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech[fn] and Tubal, and prophesy against him
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:14 - “Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog, Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day when my people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not know it?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:1 - “And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech[fn] and Tubal.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:28 - [fn] “And it shall come to pass afterward,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 2:12 - “But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
and commanded the prophets,
saying, ‘You shall not prophesy.’
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:8 - The lion has roared;
who will not fear?
The Lord GOD has spoken;
who can but prophesy?”
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:12 - And Amaziah said to Amos, “O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there,
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:13 - but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:15 - But the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:16 - Now therefore hear the word of the LORD.
“You say, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel,
and do not preach against the house of Isaac.’
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:3 - And if anyone again prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not live, for you speak lies in the name of the LORD.’ And his father and mother who bore him shall pierce him through when he prophesies.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:4 - “On that day every prophet will be ashamed of his vision when he prophesies. He will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive,

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