Strong's Lexicon prophétés: Prophet Original Word: προφήτης Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word "pro" (before) and "phēmi" (to speak), meaning "one who speaks forth" or "advocate." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H5030 נָבִיא (navi) - Prophet - H2374 חֹזֶה (chozeh) - Seer Usage: In the New Testament, "prophétés" refers to a person who is divinely inspired to communicate God's will and message to others. Prophets are often seen as God's spokespersons, delivering messages of warning, guidance, or revelation. They may foretell future events or provide insight into God's plans and purposes. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Jewish tradition, prophets were pivotal figures who played crucial roles in guiding the nation of Israel. They were often called by God during times of crisis or moral decline to call the people back to faithfulness. In the New Testament, the role of the prophet continues, with figures like John the Baptist and the apostles serving as key messengers of God's revelation. The early Christian community recognized the gift of prophecy as one of the spiritual gifts bestowed by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:10). HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 4396 prophḗtēs (from 4253 /pró, "beforehand" and 5346 /phēmí, "elevating/asserting one idea over another, especially through the spoken-word") – properly, one who speaks forth by the inspiration of God; a prophet. See 4394 (prophēteia). A prophet (4396 /prophḗtēs) declares the mind (message) of God, which sometimes predicts the future (foretelling) – and more commonly, speaks forth His message for a particular situation. 4396 /prophḗtēs ("a prophet") then is someone inspired by God to foretell or tell-forth (forthtell) the Word of God. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom a comp. of pro and phémi Definition a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of the divine will) NASB Translation prophet (63), prophets (81). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4396: προφήτηςπροφήτης, προφήτου, ὁ (προφημι, to speak forth, speak out; hence, properly, 'one who speaks forth'; see πρό, d. ἆ.), the Sept. for נָבִיא (which comes from the same root as I. In Greek writings from Aeschylus, Herodotus, and Pindar down: 1. an interpreter of oracles (whether uttered by the gods or the μάντεις), or of other hidden things. 2. a foreteller, soothsayer, seer. II. In the N. T. 1. "one who, moved by the Spirit of God and hence, his organ or spokesman, solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially future events, and in p*articular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation. The title is applied to a. the O. T. prophets" — and with allusion to their age, life, death, deeds: Matthew 5:12; Matthew 12:39; Matthew 13:17; Matthew 23:29-31; Mark 6:15; Luke 4:27; Luke 10:24; Luke 11:47; Luke 13:28; John 8:52, 55 Acts 3:25; Acts 7:52; Acts 13:20; Romans 11:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:15; Hebrews 11:32; James 5:10; appeal is made to their utterances as having foretold the kingdom, deeds, death, of Jesus the Messiah: Matthew 1:22; Matthew 2:5, 15, 17, 23; Matthew 3:3; Matthew 4:14; Matthew 8:17; Matthew 11:13; Matthew 12:17; Matthew 13:35; Matthew 21:4; Matthew 24:15; Matthew 26:56; Matthew 27:9; Mark 13:14 Rec.; Luke 1:70; Luke 3:4; Luke 4:17; Luke 18:31; Luke 24:25; John 1:23, 45(46); b. John the Baptist, the herald of Jesus the Messiah: Matthew 21:26; Mark 6:15; Mark 11:32; Luke 1:76; Luke 20:6, whom Jesus declares to be greater than the O. T. prophets, because in him the hope of the Jews respecting Elijah as the forerunner of the Messiah was fulfilled: Matthew 11:9-11, 14 (cf. Matthew 17:11, 12; Mark 9:12f); Luke 7:28 (R G T Tr brackets). c. That illustrious prophet whom the Jews (apparently on the ground of Deuteronomy 18:15) expected to arise just before the Messiah's advent: John 1:21, 25; John 7:40. those two illustrious prophets, the one Elijah, the other Enoch or Moses (but compare the commentaries; e. g. Stuart, commentary vol. ii, p. 219f), who according to the writer of the Apocalypse will publicly appear shortly before the visible return of Christ from heaven: Revelation 11:10 (cf. 3). d. the Messiah: Acts 3:22, 23; Acts 7:37, after Deuteronomy 18:15; Jesus the Messiah, inasmuch as he is about to fulfil the expectation respecting this Messiah, Matthew 21:11; John 6:14. e. universally, "a man filled with the Spirit of God, who by God's authority and command in words of weight pleads the cause of God and urges the salvation of men": Matthew 21:46; Luke 13:33; Luke 24:19; John 7:52; in the proverb that a prophet is without honor in his own country, Matthew 13:57; Mark 6:4; Luke 4:24; John 4:44. he may be known — now by his supernatural knowledge of hidden things (even though past), Luke 7:39; John 4:19 (προφήτης ἀληθείας ἐστιν ὁ πάντοτε πάντα εἰδώς, τά μέν γεγοντα ὡς ἐγένετο, τά δέ γινόμενα ὡς γίνεται, τά δέ σεομενα ὡς ἔσται, Clement, hom. 2, 6) — now by his power of working miracles, Luke 7:16; Luke 24:19; John 9:17; such g prophet Jesus is shown to have been by the passages cited, nor is it denied except by his enemies, Luke 7:39; John 7:52. f. The prophets that appeared in the apostolic age among the Christians: Matthew 10:41; Matthew 23:34; Acts 15:32; 1 Corinthians 14:29, 37; Revelation 22:6, 9; they are associated with apostles in Luke 11:49; 1 Corinthians 12:28, 29; Ephesians 2:20; Ephesians 3:5; Ephesians 4:11; Revelation 18:20; they discerned and did what was best for the Christian cause, Acts 13:1f; foretold certain future events, Acts 11:27; Acts 21:10ff; and in the religious assemblies of the Christians, being suddenly seized by the Spirit (whose promptings, however, do not impair their self-government, 1 Corinthians 14:32), give utterance in glowing and exalted but intelligible language to those things which the Holy Spirit teaches them, and which have power to instruct, comfort, encourage, rebuke, convict, stimulate, their hearers, 1 Corinthians 14:3, 24. (Cf. Harnack, Lehre der Zwölf Apostel, Proleg. § 5 i. 2, p. 93ff, 119ff; Bonwetsch in (Luthardt's) Zeitschr. f. kirchl. Wissen. as above with 1884, pp. 408ff, 460ff) g. Prophets both of the Old Testament and of the New Testament are grouped together under the name προφῆται in Revelation 11:18; Revelation 16:6; Revelation 18:24. 2. a poet (because poets were believed to sing under divine inspiration): so of Epimenides, Titus 1:12. From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet -- prophet. see GREEK pro see GREEK phemi Englishman's Concordance Matthew 1:22 N-GMSGRK: διὰ τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος NAS: by the Lord through the prophet: KJV: the Lord by the prophet, saying, INT: through the prophet saying Matthew 2:5 N-GMS Matthew 2:15 N-GMS Matthew 2:17 N-GMS Matthew 2:23 N-GMP Matthew 3:3 N-GMS Matthew 4:14 N-GMS Matthew 5:12 N-AMP Matthew 5:17 N-AMP Matthew 7:12 N-NMP Matthew 8:17 N-GMS Matthew 10:41 N-AMS Matthew 10:41 N-GMS Matthew 10:41 N-GMS Matthew 11:9 N-AMS Matthew 11:9 N-GMS Matthew 11:13 N-NMP Matthew 12:17 N-GMS Matthew 12:39 N-GMS Matthew 13:17 N-NMP Matthew 13:35 N-GMS Matthew 13:57 N-NMS Matthew 14:5 N-AMS Matthew 16:14 N-GMP Matthew 21:4 N-GMS Strong's Greek 4396 |
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