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προφητεία

Prediction (scriptural or other)

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προφητεία G4394
Pronunciation prophēteía

What does προφητεία (prophēteía) mean in the Bible?

προφητεία (prophēteía) is a Greek word meaning "prediction (scriptural or other)". προφητεία, -ας, ἡ (προψητεύω) [in LXX for נְבוּאָה, חָזוֹן ;] the gift (and its exercise) of interpreting the Divine will and purpose, prophecy, prophesying: of OT prophecy, Mat.

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Meaning

prediction (scriptural or other)
Extended definition

Divinely-inspired interpretation of God's will, not merely predicting the future but declaring His purpose

(προψητεύω) [in LXX for נְבוּאָה, חָזוֹן ;] the gift (and its exercise) of interpreting the Divine will and purpose, prophecy, prophesying: of OT prophecy, Mat.13:14, 2Pe.1:20-21; of NT prophecy, Rom.12:6, 1Co.12:10 13:2 14:6 14:22, 1Ti.4:14, Rev.11:6 22:19; pl., 1Co.13:8, 1Th.5:20, 1Ti.1:18; οἱ λόγοι τῆς π., Rev.1:3 22:7, 10 22:18; τ. πνεῦμα τῆς π., Rev.19:10 (Luc., FlJ, LXX, π.; see Deiss., BS, 235 f.; MM, xxii).

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Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 13:14 · 1 Cor 12:10 · 1 Cor 14:22 · 2 Pet 1:20 · 2 Pet 1:21 5×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine 1 Cor 13:8 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine 1 Tim 4:14 · Rev 1:3 · Rev 11:6 · Rev 19:10 · Rev 22:7 · Rev 22:10 · Rev 22:18 · Rev 22:19 8×
Dative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 14:6 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rom 12:6 · 1 Cor 13:2 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine 1 Thess 5:20 · 1 Tim 1:18 2×
19 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses
1 Corinthians 12:8-11 prophecy prophēteía Nominative · Singular · Feminine
One of several spiritual gifts distributed by the Holy Spirit to believers
1 Corinthians 13:1-3 prophecy prophēteía Accusative · Singular · Feminine
A supernatural gift valued less than love, even when comprehending all mysteries
1 Corinthians 14:6-12 prophecy prophēteía Dative · Singular · Feminine
Intelligible communication that builds up the church, contrasted with speaking in tongues
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 14 — Pursue Love, Desire Gifts, and Let All Things Be Done for Edification and Order Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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