False prophet
ψευδοπροφήτηςStrong’s G5578pseudoprophētēs
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pseudoprophētēs is the Greek word usually translated “false prophets” and “false prophet”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”
Meaning
Usually translated “false prophets” and “false prophet”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- false prophets 7
- false prophet 3
- a false prophet 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Revelation 3
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
- 2 Peter 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
- Matthew 24:11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
- Matthew 24:24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
- Mark 13:22For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
- Luke 6:26Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
- Acts 13:6And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
Greek dictionary
ψευδοπροφήτης pseudoprophētēs · false prophet
ψευδο-προφήτης, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Zec.13:2, Jer.1:9 (Jer.6:13, al.) (נָבִיא)* ;] 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 † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.