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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 11 times in 11 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:15 - Beware of false prophets, G5578 which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:11 - And many false prophets G5578 shall rise, and shall deceive many.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:24 - For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, G5578 and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:22 - For false Christs and false prophets G5578 shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:26 - Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. G5578

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:6 - And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, G5578 a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:1 - But there were false prophets G5578 also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:1 - Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets G5578 are gone out into the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:13 - And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. G5578

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:20 - And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet G5578 that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:10 - And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet G5578 are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
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