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Lexicon :: Strong's G5578 - pseudoprophētēs

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ψευδοπροφήτης
Transliteration
pseudoprophētēs (Key)
Pronunciation
psyoo-dop-rof-ay'-tace
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:781,952

Strong’s Definitions

ψευδοπροφήτης pseudoprophḗtēs, psyoo-dop-rof-ay'-tace; from G5571 and G4396; a spurious prophet, i.e. pretended foreteller or religious impostor:—false prophet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G5578 in the following manner: false prophet (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G5578 in the following manner: false prophet (11x).

  1. one who, acting the part of a divinely inspired prophet, utters falsehoods under the name of divine prophecies

  2. a false prophet

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ψευδοπροφήτης pseudoprophḗtēs, psyoo-dop-rof-ay'-tace; from G5571 and G4396; a spurious prophet, i.e. pretended foreteller or religious impostor:—false prophet.
STRONGS G5578:
ψευδοπροφήτης, ψευδοπροφήτου, ὁ (ψευδής and προφήτης), "one who, acting the part of a divinely inspired prophet, utters falsehoods under the name of divine prophecies, a false prophet": Matthew 7:15; Matthew 24:11, 24; Mark 13:22; Luke 6:26; Acts 13:6; 2 Peter 2:1; 1 John 4:1; Revelation 16:13; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10. (Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 33:8, 11, 16 (Jer. 26:8,11,16); Jeremiah 34:7 (Jer. 27:7); Jeremiah 36:1, 8 (Jer. 29:1,8; Zechariah 13:2; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 13, 1; 10, 7, 3; b. j. 6, 5, 2; (τόν τοιοῦτον ἐυθυβόλω ὀνόματι ψευδοπροφήτην προσαγορευει, κιβδηλευοντα τήν ἀληθῆ προφητείαν καί τά γνησια νοθοις ἑυρημασι ἐπισκιαζοντα κτλ., Philo de spec. legg. iii. § 8); ecclesiastical writings ('Teaching' 11, 5 [ET] etc. (where see Harnack)); Greek writers use ψευδόμαντις.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Jeremiah
6:13; 26:8; 26:11; 26:16; 27:7; 29:1; 29:8; 33:8; 33:11; 33:16; 34:7; 36:1; 36:8
Zechariah
13:2
Matthew
7:15; 24:11; 24:24
Mark
13:22
Luke
6:26
Acts
13:6
2 Peter
2:1
1 John
4:1
Revelation
16:13; 19:20; 20:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5578 matches the Greek ψευδοπροφήτης (pseudoprophētēs),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:13 - For from the least of them even to the greatest they have all committed iniquity; from the priest even to the false prophet they have all wrought falsely.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:7 - (LXX 33:7) And the priests, and the false prophets, and all the people heard Jeremias speaking these words in the house of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:8 - (LXX 33:8) And it came to pass, when Jeremias had ceased speaking all that the Lord had ordered him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the false prophets and all the people took him, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:11 - (LXX 33:11) Then the priests and the false prophets said to the princes and to all the people, The judgment of death is due to this man; because he has prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:16 - (LXX 33:16) Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the false prophets; Judgment of death is not due to this man; for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:9 - (LXX 34:9) And hearken ye not to your false prophets, nor to them that divine to you, nor to them that foretel events by dreams to you, nor to your auguries, nor your sorcerers, that say, Ye shall by no means work for the king of Babylon:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:1 - (LXX 35:1) And it came to pass in the fourth year of Sedekias king of Juda, in the fifth month, that Ananias the false prophet, the son of Azor, from Gabaon, spoke to me in the house of the Lord, in the sight of the priests and all the people, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:1 - (LXX 36:1) And these are the words of the book which Jeremias sent from Jerusalem to the elders of the captivity, and to the priests, and to the false prophets, even an epistle to Babylon for the captivity, and to all the people;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:8 - (LXX 36:8) For thus saith the Lord; Let not the false prophets that are among you persuade you, and let not your diviners persuade you, and hearken not to your dreams which ye dream.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:2 - And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will utterly destroy the names of the idols from off the land, and there shall be no longer any remembrance of them: and I will cut off the false prophets and the evil spirit from the land.
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