προφητεύω
Transliteration
prophēteuō (Key)
Pronunciation
prof-ate-yoo'-o
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From προφήτης (G4396)
mGNT
28x in 16 unique form(s) TR
28x in 16 unique form(s) LXX
110x in 28 unique form(s)
προεφήτευον — 1x
προεφητεύσαμεν — 1x
προεφήτευσαν — 1x
Προεφήτευσεν — 3x
προεφήτευσεν — 2x
προφητεύειν — 2x
προφητεύητε — 2x
προφητεύομεν — 1x
προφητεύουσα — 1x
προφητεύουσαι — 1x
προφητεῦσαι — 1x
προφητεύσαντες — 1x
Προφήτευσον — 3x
προφητεύσουσιν — 3x
προφητεύων — 4x
προφητεύωσιν — 1x
ἐπροφήτευον — 1x
ἐπροφητεύσαμεν — 1x
ἐπροφήτευσαν — 1x
ἐπροφήτευσεν — 4x
προεφήτευσεν — 1x
προφητεύειν — 2x
προφητεύητε — 2x
προφητεύομεν — 1x
προφητεύουσα — 1x
προφητεύουσαι — 1x
προφητεῦσαι — 1x
προφητεύσαντες — 1x
προφήτευσον — 3x
προφητεύσουσιν — 3x
προφητεύων — 4x
προφητεύωσιν — 1x
ἐπροφήτευον — 7x
ἐπροφήτευσα — 2x
ἐπροφήτευσαν — 6x
ἐπροφήτευσας — 2x
ἐπροφήτευσεν — 9x
προφήτευε — 1x
προφητεύει — 3x
προφητεύειν — 4x
προφητεύεις — 2x
προφητεύοντας — 1x
προφητεύοντες — 3x
προφητεύοντι — 1x
προφητεύοντος — 1x
προφητευόντων — 3x
προφητευούσας — 1x
προφητεύουσιν — 14x
προφητεῦσαι — 4x
προφητεύσαντα — 1x
προφητεύσαντες — 1x
προφητεύσας — 1x
προφητεύσει — 1x
προφητεύσεις — 6x
προφητεύσῃ — 1x
προφητεύσῃς — 1x
προφητεύσητε — 1x
προφήτευσον — 28x
προφητεύσουσιν — 1x
προφητεύων — 4x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:781,952

Trench's Synonyms: vi. προφητεύω, μαντεύομαι.

Strong’s Definitions

προφητεύω prophēteúō, prof-ate-yoo'-o; from G4396; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office:—prophesy.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's G4395 in the following manner: prophesy (28x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's G4395 in the following manner: prophesy (28x).

  1. to prophesy, to be a prophet, speak forth by divine inspirations, to predict

    1. to prophesy

    2. with the idea of foretelling future events pertaining esp. to the kingdom of God

    3. to utter forth, declare, a thing which can only be known by divine revelation

    4. to break forth under sudden impulse in lofty discourse or praise of the divine counsels

      1. under like prompting, to teach, refute, reprove, admonish, comfort others

    5. to act as a prophet, discharge the prophetic office

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
προφητεύω prophēteúō, prof-ate-yoo'-o; from G4396; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office:—prophesy.
STRONGS G4395:
προφητεύω; future προφητεύσω; imperfect προεφήτευον (Acts 19:6 R G) and ἐπροφήτευον (ibid. L T Tr WH; (1 Kings 22:12); Jer. (Jeremiah 2:8); Jer 23:21; 25:13); 1 aorist προεφήτευσα (R G in Matthew 7:22; Matthew 11:13; Matthew 15:7; Mark 7:6; Luke 1:67; (John 11:51; Jude 1:14)) and ἐπροφήτευσα (which form codex Sinaiticus gives everywhere, and T Tr WH have everywhere restored, and Lachmann also with the single exception of Jude 1:14; add, Sir. 48:13; 1 Esdr. 6:1; Jeremiah 33:9, 11, 20; Jeremiah 26:9, 11, 20; Jeremiah 35:8 (Jeremiah 28:8); Jer. 36:31 (Jer. 24:31); the Alexandrian translators more common use the forms προεφήτευον, προεφήτευσα, perfect participle προπεφητευκως, Eus. h. e. 5, 17; perfect passive infinitive προπεφητευσθαι, Clement of Alexandria, strom., p. 603; on the forms used by Justin Martyr, see Otto's prolegomena to his works, I. i., p. lxxv, edition 3; cf. (WH. Justin Martyr, see Otto's prolegomena to his works, I. i., p. cxxv, edition 3; cf. (WHs Appendix, p. 162; Veitch, under the word); Winers Grammar, § 12, 5; (Buttmann, 35 (30f)); cf. Fritzsche on Mark, p. 268; (Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word)); (προφήτης, which see); the Sept. for נִבָּא and הִתְנַבֵּא; Vulg.propheto (three timesprophetizo); to prophesy, i. e. to be a prophet, speak forth by divine inspiration; to predict (Herodotus, Pindar, Euripides, Plato, Plutarch, others);
a. universally, Matthew 7:22.
b. with the idea of foretelling future events pertaining especially to the kingdom of God: Matthew 11:13; Acts 2:17, 18; Acts 21:9; περί τίνος, Matthew 15:7; Mark 7:6; 1 Peter 1:10; ἐπί τίνι, over i. e. concerning one (see ἐπί, B. 2 f. β'., p. 234a), Revelation 10:11; εἰς τινα (i. e. Christ), the Epistle of Barnabas 5, 6 [ET]; προφητεύειν followed by λέγων, with the words uttered by the prophet, Jude 1:14; followed by ὅτι, John 11:51.
c. to utter forth, declare, a thing which can only be known by divine revelation: Matthew 26:68; Mark 14:65; Luke 22:64, cf. 7:39; John 4:19.
d. to break forth under sudden impulse in lofty discourse or in praise of the divine counsels: Luke 1:67; Acts 19:6 (1 Samuel 10:10, 11; 1 Samuel 19:20, 21, etc.); — or, under the like prompting, to teach, refute, reprove, admonish, comfort others (see προφήτης, II. 1 f.), 1 Corinthians 11:4, 5; 1 Corinthians 13:9; 1 Corinthians 14:1, 3, 4, 5, 24, 31, 39.
e. to act as a prophet, discharge the prophetic office: Revelation 11:3. (On the word see Trench, N. T. Synonyms, § vi.)
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References

1 Samuel
1 Samuel 10:10; 1 Samuel 10:11; 1 Samuel 19:20; 1 Samuel 19:21
1 Kings
1 Kings 22:12
Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 23:21; Jeremiah 25:13; Jeremiah 26:9; Jeremiah 26:11; Jeremiah 26:20; Jeremiah 28:8; Jeremiah 33:9; Jeremiah 33:11; Jeremiah 33:20; Jeremiah 35:8; Jeremiah 36:31
Matthew
Matthew 7:22; Matthew 7:22; Matthew 11:13; Matthew 11:13; Matthew 15:7; Matthew 15:7; Matthew 26:68
Mark
Mark 7:6; Mark 7:6; Mark 14:65
Luke
Luke 1:67; Luke 1:67; Luke 7:39; Luke 22:64
John
John 4:19; John 11:51; John 11:51
Acts
Acts 2:17; Acts 2:18; Acts 19:6; Acts 19:6; Acts 21:9
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 11:4; 1 Corinthians 11:5; 1 Corinthians 13:9; 1 Corinthians 14:1; 1 Corinthians 14:3; 1 Corinthians 14:4; 1 Corinthians 14:5; 1 Corinthians 14:24; 1 Corinthians 14:31; 1 Corinthians 14:39
1 Peter
1 Peter 1:10
Jude
Jude 1:14; Jude 1:14; Jude 1:14
Revelation
Revelation 10:11; Revelation 11:3
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