Strong's Concordance, Greek Dictionary

Prophesy, to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office

Greek: προφητεύω, prophēteuō (G4395)

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Here is prophesy in the Bible. What does the source Greek word προφητεύω mean and how is it used in the Bible? Below are the English definition details. Also below are examples within Bible verses highlighted in yellow (follow this link to go there). Tap or hover on blue, underlined words to see more original scripture and meanings. Information sourced from Strong's Concordance[1].

Definition Details

Strong's Number: G4395

Greek Base Word: προφητεύω

Usage: Prophesy

Definition: To foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office.

Detailed definition:

  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 especially 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.

Derived terms: From G4396.

See also:

  1. G4396

Pronunciation:

  1. Biblical International Phonetic Alphabet: pro.feˈtɛβ.o
  2. Modern International Phonetic Alphabet: prow.fe̞ˈtev.ow
  3. Transliteration: prophēteuō
  4. Biblical Pronunciation: proh-fay-TEV-oh
  5. Modern Pronunciation: proh-fay-TAVE-oh


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