G4396 προφήτης (prophḗtēs) — prophet

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G4396

a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet

KJV usage: :--prophet.

Etymology: from a compound of and ;

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

pr. a spokesman for another; spc. a spokesman or interpreter for a deity; a prophet, seer, Tit. 1:12; in NT a prophet, a divinely commissioned and inspired person, Mt. 14:5; Lk. 7:16, 39; Jn. 9:17; a prophet in the Christian church, a person gifted for the exposition of divine truth, 1 Cor. 12:28, 29; a prophet, a foreteller of the future, Mt. 1:22, et al. freq.; οἱ προφῆται, the prophetic scriptures of the Old Testament, Lk. 16:29

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Matthew 1:22 Matthew 2:5 Matthew 2:15 Matthew 2:17 Matthew 2:23 Matthew 3:3 Matthew 4:14 Matthew 5:12 Matthew 5:17 Matthew 7:12 Matthew 8:17 Matthew 10:41 Matthew 11:9 Matthew 11:13 Matthew 12:17 + 123 more →

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