Prophecy
προφητείαStrong’s G4394prophēteia
Appears in 19 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prophēteia is the Greek word usually translated “prophecy”, “prophecies” and “prophesies”. It appears in 19 verses of the New Testament.
“This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;”
Meaning
Usually translated “prophecy”, “prophecies” and “prophesies”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- prophecy 15
- prophecies 2
- prophesies 1
- of prophecy 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 7
- 1 Corinthians 5
- 1 Timothy 2
- 2 Peter 2
- Matthew 1
- Romans 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 4:14In contextNeglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
- 2 Peter 1:20In contextKnowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
- 2 Peter 1:21In contextFor the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
- Matthew 13:14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
- Romans 12:6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
- 1 Corinthians 12:10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
Greek dictionary
προφητεία prophēteia · prophecy
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.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).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “prophecy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROPH'ECY, noun
[Gr. to foretell, before and to tell. This ought to be written prophesy.]
- A foretelling; prediction; a declaration of something to come. 2 Peter 1:19
- In Scripture, a book of prophecies; a history; as the prophecy of Ahijah. 2 Chronicles 9:29
- Preaching; public interpretation of Scripture; exhortation or instruction. Proverbs 31:1
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.