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ψευδοπροφήτης

False prophet

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ψευδοπροφήτης G5578
Pronunciation pseudoprophḗtēs

What does ψευδοπροφήτης (pseudoprophḗtēs) mean in the Bible?

ψευδοπροφήτης (pseudoprophḗtēs) is a Greek word meaning "false prophet". ψευδο-προφήτης, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Zec. Identifies deceptive covenant leadership opposed to Christ. This term runs through the canonical themes of Covenant, Messiah.

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Meaning

false prophet
Extended definition

One who claims prophetic authority but speaks falsehoods, deceiving believers about God's will.

a false prophet (= cl. ψευδόμαντις): Mat.7:15 24:11, 24, Mrk.13:22 (see Swete, in l), Luk.6:26, Act.13:6, 2Pe.2:1, 1Jn.4:1, Rev.16:13 19:20 20:10

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Identifies deceptive covenant leadership opposed to Christ. Matthew 7:15–20
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 24:11 · Matt 24:24 · Mark 13:22 · 2 Pet 2:1 · 1 John 4:1 5×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Rev 19:20 · Rev 20:10 2×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 7:15 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Rev 16:13 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 6:26 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Acts 13:6 1×
11 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Canonical Themes
Covenant Messiah
Biblical Occurrences

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

New Testament Witnesses
Matthew 7:15–20 ψευδοπροφήτης pseudoprophḗtēs Genitive · Plural · Masculine
false prophet
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.

Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

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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