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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 Box Jer 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:13 - For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:7 - So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:8 - Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:11 - Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:16 - Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:9 - Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:1 - And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:1 - Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:8 - For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:2 - And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.
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