What does γραφή · προφήτης mean in the Bible?
e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it)".
Greek · G1124, G4396
αἱ γραφαὶ τῶν προφητῶν
A writing · a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
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γραφή G1124 a writing
Pronunciation graphḗ
In NT, γραφή denotes a specific scriptural passage or the OT writings collectively; singular for individual texts, plural for the complete canon.
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προφήτης G4396 a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
Pronunciation prophḗtēs
One who forth-tells God's will as His authorized interpreter, not merely predicting future events.
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What does αἱ γραφαὶ τῶν προφητῶν (hai graphai tōn prophētōn) mean in the Bible?
γραφή · προφήτης is a Greek phrase meaning "a document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1124, G4396?
G1124, G4396 is connected to 49 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it)
Source Gloss
a document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 8 Aligned forms 49 Case pattern Nominative (24) Number pattern Singular (30)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 4:21 · John 7:38 · John 7:42 · John 10:35 · John 13:18 · John 17:12 · John 19:24 · John 19:28 · John 19:36 · John 19:37 · Rom 4:3 · Rom 9:17 · Rom 10:11 · Rom 11:2 · Gal 3:8 · Gal 3:22 21×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 26:54 · Matt 26:56 · Mark 14:49 3×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 8:32 · Acts 8:35 · 2 Pet 1:20 3×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Acts 17:2 · Acts 18:28 · Rom 15:4 3×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 21:42 · Luke 24:27 · Acts 18:24 · Rom 1:2 4×
Dative · Singular · Feminine John 2:22 · 1 Pet 2:6 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 22:29 · Mark 12:24 · Luke 24:32 · Luke 24:45 · John 5:39 · Acts 17:11 · 1 Cor 15:3 · 1 Cor 15:4 · 2 Pet 3:16 9×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Mark 12:10 · John 20:9 · Acts 1:16 · Jas 2:8 4×
Word Origins
αἱ γραφαὶ τῶν προφητῶν is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain