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Lexicon :: Strong's G4394 - prophēteia

Aa
προφητεία
Transliteration
prophēteia (Key)
Pronunciation
prof-ay-ti'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From προφήτης (G4396) ("prophecy")
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:781,952

Strong’s Definitions

προφητεία prophēteía, prof-ay-ti'-ah; from G4396 ("prophecy"); prediction (scriptural or other):—prophecy, prophesying.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's G4394 in the following manner: prophecy (16x), prophesying (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's G4394 in the following manner: prophecy (16x), prophesying (3x).

  1. prophecy

    1. a discourse emanating from divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of God, whether by reproving and admonishing the wicked, or comforting the afflicted, or revealing things hidden; esp. by foretelling future events

    2. Used in the NT of the utterance of OT prophets

      1. of the prediction of events relating to Christ's kingdom and its speedy triumph, together with the consolations and admonitions pertaining to it, the spirit of prophecy, the divine mind, to which the prophetic faculty is due

      2. of the endowment and speech of the Christian teachers called prophets

      3. the gifts and utterances of these prophets, esp. of the predictions of the works of which, set apart to teach the gospel, will accomplish for the kingdom of Christ

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
προφητεία prophēteía, prof-ay-ti'-ah; from G4396 ("prophecy"); prediction (scriptural or other):—prophecy, prophesying.
STRONGS G4394:
προφητεία, προφητείας, ἡ (προφητεύω, which see), Hebrew נְבוּאָה, prophecy, i. e. discourse emanating from divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of God, whether by reproving and admonishing the wicked, or comforting the afflicted, or revealing things hidden; especially by foretelling future events. Used in the N. T. — of the utterances of the O. T. prophets: Matthew 13:14; 2 Peter 1:20, 21 (on this passage see γίνομαι, 5 e. α.); — of the prediction of events relating to Christ's kingdom and its speedy triumph, together with the consolations and admonitions pertaining thereto: Revelation 11:6; Revelation 22:19; τό πνεῦμα τῆς προφητείας, the spirit of prophecy, the divine mind, to which the prophetic faculty is due, Revelation 19:10; οἱ λόγοι τῆς προφητείας, Revelation 1:3; Revelation 22:7, 10, 18; — of the endowment and speech of the Christian teachers called προφῆται (see προφήτης, II. 1 f.): Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 12:10; 1 Corinthians 13:2; 1 Corinthians 14:6, 22; plural the gifts and utterances of these prophets, 1 Corinthians 13:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:20; — specifically, of the prognostication of those achievements which one set apart to teach the gospel will accomplish for the kingdom of Christ, 1 Timothy 4:14; plural 1 Timothy 1:18 (see προάγω, 2 a. and compare the commentaries). ((The Sept., Josephus); among native Greek writers used only by Lucian, Alex. 40, 60; (to which add inscriptions (see Liddell and Scott, under the word, I.)).)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
13:14
Romans
12:6
1 Corinthians
12:10; 13:2; 13:8; 14:6; 14:22
1 Thessalonians
5:20
1 Timothy
1:18; 4:14
2 Peter
1:20; 1:21
Revelation
1:3; 11:6; 19:10; 22:7; 22:10; 22:18; 22:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4394 matches the Greek προφητεία (prophēteia),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:14 - “And [fn]in their case the prophecy G4394 of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,

‘[fn]YOU SHALL KEEP ON LISTENING, [fn]BUT SHALL NOT UNDERSTAND;

AND [fn]YOU SHALL KEEP ON LOOKING, [fn]BUT SHALL NOT PERCEIVE;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:6 - However, since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to use them properly: if prophecy G4394, [fn]in proportion to one’s faith;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:10 - and to another the [fn]effecting of [fn]miracles, and to another prophecy G4394, and to another the [fn]distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:2 - If I have the gift of prophecy G4394 and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:8 -

Love never fails; but if there are gifts of [fn]prophecy G4394, they will be done away with; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:6 -

But now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophecy G4394, or of teaching?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:22 - So then, tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophecy G4394 is not for unbelievers, but for those who believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:20 - do not utterly reject [fn]prophecies G4394,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:18 -

This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my [fn]son, in accordance with the prophecies G4394 previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:14 - Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was granted to you through words of prophecy G4394 with the laying on of hands by the [fn]council of elders.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:20 - But know this first of all, that no prophecy G4394 of Scripture [fn]becomes a matter of [fn]someone’s own interpretation,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:21 - for no prophecy G4394 was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:3 - Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of the prophecy G4394 and [fn]keep the things which are written in it; for the time is near.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:6 - These have the power to shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during the days of their prophesying G4394; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:10 - Then I fell at his feet to worship him. But he *said to me, “[fn]Do not do that; I am a fellow servant of yours and your brothers and sisters who hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy G4394.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:7 -

“And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is the one who [fn]keeps the words of the prophecy G4394 of this book.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:10 -

And he *said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy G4394 of this book, for the time is near.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:18 -

I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy G4394 of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:19 - and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy G4394, God will take away his part from the tree of life and [fn]from the holy city, which are written in this book.
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