G4396

προφήτης

prophētēs

Masculine noun · From a compound of πρό (G4253) and φημί (G5346)

From a compound of G4253 and G5346; a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet:—prophet.

Outline

in Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things
one who, moved by the Spirit of God and hence his organ or spokesman, solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially concerning future events, and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation

the OT prophets, having foretold the kingdom, deeds and death, of Jesus the Messiah.
of John the Baptist, the herald of Jesus the Messiah
of the illustrious prophet, the Jews expected before the advent of the Messiah
the Messiah
of men filled with the Spirit of God, who by God's authority and command in words of weight pleads the cause of God and urges salvation of men
of prophets that appeared in the apostolic age among Christians

they are associated with the apostles
they discerned and did what is best for the Christian cause, foretelling certain future events. (Acts 11:27)
in the religious assemblies of the Christians, they were moved by the Holy Spirit to speak, having power to instruct, comfort, encourage, rebuke, convict, and stimulate, their hearers

a poet (because poets were believed to sing under divine inspiration)

of Epimenides (Tit. 1:12)

Usages (1/3)

Matthew 1:22

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

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Matthew 2:5

And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

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Matthew 2:15

And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Quoting Hosea 11:1

When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

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Matthew 2:17

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

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Matthew 2:23

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

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Matthew 3:3

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Quoting Isaiah 40:3

¶ The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

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Matthew 4:14

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

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Matthew 5:12

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

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Matthew 5:17

¶ Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

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E.g. Luke 4:14-21.

Keep The Law

Psalms 4:4 Ecclesiasticus 15:20 Ecclesiasticus 17:25 Ecclesiasticus 29:19 2 Esdras 15:22 2 Esdras 15:24 Matthew 19:17 John 5:14 John 8:11 John 14:15 Romans 3:31 Galatians 5:13 Hebrews 10:26 1 Peter 2:16 1 John 2:1 1 John 3:8

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Matthew 7:12

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

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Matthew 8:17

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

Quoting Isaiah 53:4

¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

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Matthew 10:41

He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

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Matthew 11:9

But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

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Matthew 11:13

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

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Matthew 12:17

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

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Matthew 12:39

But he answered and said unto them,

An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

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Matthew 13:17

For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

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Matthew 13:35

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Quoting Psalms 78:2

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

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Matthew 13:57

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them,

A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

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Matthew 14:5

And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

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Matthew 16:4

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas.

And he left them, and departed.

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Sign of the prophet Jonah: Metaphor for the death of Yahawashi, i.e. being dead for three days and then coming back to life. Jonah was swallowed by a great fish where he remained for “three days and three nights”, Jonah 1:15–17.

How We Know This Is The End

Deuteronomy 30:7-7 Jeremiah 28:8-8 Jeremiah 31:22-22 Ezekiel 38:4-7 Hosea 1:10 Joel 2:28-31 Amos 8:11 Habakkuk 2:16 2 Esdras 6:9 2 Esdras 6:21 2 Esdras 15:17 Matthew 24:6-7 Matthew 24:14 Revelation 11:11 Revelation 13:16-17 Revelation 16:14

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Matthew 16:14

And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

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Matthew 21:4

All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

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Matthew 21:11

And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

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Matthew 21:26

But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

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Matthew 21:46

But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

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Matthew 22:40

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

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Matthew 23:29

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

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Matthew 23:30

And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

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Matthew 23:31

Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.

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Matthew 23:34

¶ Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

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Matthew 23:37

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Matthew 24:15

When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

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Expounded on in Daniel 9. abomination of desolation 70AD. Not two-fold as the deliverance to come will be in the sight of Israel's enemies. abomination The multiple wicked things that Antiochus IV did in the temple.

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