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προφήτης
prophḗtēs · Greek · Strong's G4396 · 145 occurrences
The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “prophet”
What it means
a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
from a compound of G4253 (πρό) and G5346 (φημί);
How the KJV renders it
prophet
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“prophet”
also renders chôzeh (H2374), nᵉbîyʼ (H5029)
Answers that weigh this word
- Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Is the Trinity explicitly taught in the Bible?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- Is 1 Enoch inspired or canonical scripture?
- Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?
Where it appears
145 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 12:28 · N-APM
God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.
1 Corinthians 12:29 · N-NPM
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?
1 Corinthians 14:29 · N-NPM
Let two or three of the prophets speak, and let the others discern.
1 Corinthians 14:32 · N-DPM
The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,
1 Corinthians 14:37 · N-NSM
If any man thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.
1 Peter 1:10 · N-NPM
Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently. They prophesied of the grace that would come to you,
1 Thessalonians 2:15 N-APM2 Peter 2:16 N-GSM2 Peter 3:2 N-GPMActs 2:16 N-GSMActs 2:30 N-NSMActs 3:18 N-GPMActs 3:21 N-GPMActs 3:22 N-ASMActs 3:23 N-GSMActs 3:24 N-NPMActs 3:25 N-GPMActs 7:37 N-ASMActs 7:42 N-GPMActs 7:48 N-NSMActs 7:52 N-GPMActs 8:28 N-ASMActs 8:30 N-ASMActs 8:34 N-NSMActs 10:43 N-NPMActs 11:27 N-NPMActs 13:1 N-NPMActs 13:15 N-GPMActs 13:20 N-GSMActs 13:27 N-GPMActs 13:40 N-DPMActs 15:15 N-GPMActs 15:32 N-NPMActs 21:10 N-NSMActs 24:14 N-DPMActs 26:22 N-NPMActs 26:27 N-DPMActs 28:23 N-GPMActs 28:25 N-GSMEphesians 2:20 N-GPMEphesians 3:5 N-DPMEphesians 4:11 N-APMHebrews 1:1 N-DPMHebrews 11:32 N-GPMJames 5:10 N-APMJohn 1:21 N-NSMJohn 1:23 N-NSMJohn 1:25 N-NSMJohn 1:46 N-NPMJohn 4:19 N-NSMJohn 4:44 N-NSMJohn 6:14 N-NSMJohn 6:45 N-DPMJohn 7:40 N-NSMJohn 7:52 N-NSMJohn 8:52 N-NPMJohn 8:53 N-NPMJohn 9:17 N-NSMJohn 12:38 N-GSMLuke 1:70 N-GPM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.