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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)
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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 1 / 2 (Num 11:25–Jer 29:9)

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:25 - Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him; and He took away some of the Spirit who was upon him and placed Him upon the seventy elders. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. Yet they did not do it again.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:26 -

But two men had remained in the camp; the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the [fn]other, Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them (and they were among those who had been registered, but had not gone out to the tent), and they prophesied in the camp.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:27 - So a young man ran and informed Moses, and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:5 - “Afterward you will come to [fn]the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and a lyre in front of them, and they will be prophesying.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:6 - “Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be changed into a different man.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:10 - When they came there to [fn]the hill, behold, a group of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, so that he prophesied among them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:13 - When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:20 - Then Saul sent messengers to take David, but when they saw the company of prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing and presiding over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul; and they also prophesied.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:21 - When Saul was informed of this, he sent other messengers, but they also prophesied. So Saul sent messengers again the third time, yet they prophesied.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:23 - So he [fn]proceeded there to Naioth in Ramah; but the Spirit of God came upon him also, so that he went along prophesying continually until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:24 - He also stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and [fn]lay down [fn]naked all that day and all night. Therefore they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:29 - When midday was past, they raved until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and [fn]no one paid attention.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:10 - Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting, each on his throne, dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:12 - All the prophets were prophesying this as well, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and succeed, for the LORD will hand it over to the king.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:18 -

Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy anything good regarding me, but only bad?”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:7 - And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, but I hate him, for he never prophesies anything good regarding me, but always bad. He is Micaiah the son of Imlah.” But Jehoshaphat said, “May the king not say so.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:9 - Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting, each on his throne, dressed in their robes, and they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:11 - All the prophets were prophesying this as well, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and be successful, for the LORD will hand it over to the king.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:17 -

Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy anything good regarding me, but only bad?”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:37 - Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and could not go to Tarshish.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:1 -

When the prophets, Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:8 -

“The priests did not say, ‘Where is the LORD?’

And those who handle the Law did not know Me;

The [fn]rulers also revolted against Me,

And the prophets prophesied by Baal

And walked after things that were of no benefit.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:31 -

The prophets prophesy falsely,

And the priests rule [fn]on their own authority;

And My people love it this way!

But what will you do [fn]when the end comes?

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:21 -

Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the people of Anathoth, who are seeking your life, saying: “Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD, so that you do not die by our hand”;

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:13 -

But I said, “Oh, Lord [fn]GOD! Behold, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see a sword, nor will you have famine; on the contrary, I will give you lasting peace in this place.’”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:14 - Then the LORD said to me, “The prophets are prophesying falsehood in My name. I have neither sent them nor commanded them, nor spoken to them; they are prophesying to you a false vision, divination, futility, and the deception of their own [fn]minds.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:15 - “Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the prophets who are prophesying in My name, although it was not I who sent them—yet they keep saying: ‘There will be no sword or famine in this land’—by sword and famine those prophets shall meet their end!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:16 - “And the people to whom they are prophesying will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and there will be no one to bury them—neither them, nor their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters. For I will pour out their own wickedness upon them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:14 -

Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the courtyard of the LORD’S house and said to all the people,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:1 -

When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief overseer in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:6 - ‘And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into captivity; and you will enter Babylon, and there you will die and there you will be buried, you and all your friends to whom you have falsely prophesied.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:13 -

“Moreover, among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing:

They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:21 -

“I did not send these prophets,

But they ran.

I did not speak to them,

But they prophesied.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:25 -

“I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy falsely in My name, saying, ‘I had a dream, I had a dream!’

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:26 - “How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the deceitfulness of their own heart,
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:32 - “Behold, I am against those who have prophesied false dreams,” declares the LORD, “and reported them and led My people astray by their lies and reckless boasting; yet I did not send them nor command them, nor do they provide this people the slightest benefit,” declares the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:15 -

For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to me: “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and give it to all the nations to whom I send you, to drink from it.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:30 -

“Therefore you shall prophesy against them all these words, and you shall say to them,

‘The LORD will roar from on high

And raise His voice from His holy dwelling;

He will roar forcefully against His [fn]fold.

He will shout like those who tread the grapes,

Against all the inhabitants of the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:9 - “Why have you prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh and this city will be in ruins, without inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered to Jeremiah at the house of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:11 - Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the officials and to all the people, saying, “A death sentence for this man! For he has prophesied against this city, just as you have heard with your own ears!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:12 -

Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and to all the people, saying, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:20 -

Indeed, there was also a man who used to prophesy in the name of the LORD, Uriah the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim; and he prophesied against this city and against this land words similar to all those of Jeremiah.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:10 - ‘For they are prophesying a lie to you in order to remove you far from your land; and I will drive you away and you will perish.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:14 - “So do not listen to the words of the prophets who talk to you, saying, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying a lie to you;
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:15 - for I have not sent them,” declares the LORD, “but they are prophesying falsely in My name, so that I will drive you away and that you will perish, you and the prophets who prophesy to you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:16 -

Then I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying: “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, “Behold, the vessels of the LORD’S house will now shortly be brought back from Babylon”; for they are prophesying a lie to you.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:6 - and Jeremiah the prophet said, “Amen! May the LORD do so; may the LORD fulfill your words which you have prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the LORD’S house and all the exiles, from Babylon to this place.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:8 - “The prophets who were before me and before you from ancient times also prophesied against many lands and against great kingdoms regarding war, disaster, and plague.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:9 - As for the prophet who prophesies of peace, when the word of the prophet comes to pass, then that prophet will be known as one whom the LORD has truly sent.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:9 - ‘For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them,’ declares the LORD.

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