What does προφητικός (prophētikós) mean in the Bible?
προφητικός (prophētikós): Adjective form denoting qualities or content belonging to the prophetic office and revelatory function.
Greek · G4397
προφητικός
Pertaining to a foreteller ("prophetic")
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προφητικός G4397
Pronunciation prophētikós
What does προφητικός (prophētikós) mean in the Bible?
προφητικός (prophētikós): Adjective form denoting qualities or content belonging to the prophetic office and revelatory function.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4397?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of the prophets (2).
Where does προφητικός (prophētikós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 16:26. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of the prophets 2× Romans 16:26, 2 Peter 1:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 16:26
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Romans 1 2 Peter 1
Source forms
προφητικὸν 1x prophētikon 2 Peter 1:19
προφητικῶν 1x prophētikōn Romans 16:26
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x 2 Peter 1:19
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural 1x Romans 16:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Adjective form denoting qualities or content belonging to the prophetic office and revelatory function.
Strong's G4397
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 2 Peter 1:19 Source Gloss
pertaining to a foreteller ("prophetic")
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 16:26 Adjective Genitive Plural Feminine
προφητικῶν, profhtikwn
prophetic
Read verse 2 Peter 1:19 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
προφητικὸν profhtikon
prophetic
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Masculine 2 Pet 1:19 1×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
Describing the word of the prophets as reliable testimony and light
Referring to the scriptures of the prophets revealing the mystery of Christ
Word Origins
προφητικός is built from this root:
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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