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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:15 - “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:11 - and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:24 - For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:22 - For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:26 - Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:6 - They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:1 - But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 4:1 - Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:13 - Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:20 - But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:10 - And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
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