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προφητεύω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
προφητεύω
Greek transliteration: 
prophēteuō
Simplified transliteration: 
propheteuo
Principal Parts: 
(ἐπροφήτευον), προφητεύσω, ἐπροφήτευσα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4395
GK Number: 
4736
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
28
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1a(6)
Gloss: 
to prophesy, to speak an inspired message, sometimes encouraging obedience to God, sometimes proclaiming the future as a warning to preparedness and continued obedience
Definition: 
to exercise the function of a, προφήτης; to prophesy, to foretell the future, Mt. 11:13; to divine, Mt. 26:68; Mk. 14:65; Lk. 22:64; to prophesy, to set forth matter of divine teaching by special faculty, 1 Cor. 13:9; 14:1

Greek-English Concordance for προφητεύω

Matthew 7:22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did (eprophēteusamen | ἐπροφητεύσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) we (eprophēteusamen | ἐπροφητεύσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) not prophesy (eprophēteusamen | ἐπροφητεύσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’
Matthew 11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied (eprophēteusan | ἐπροφήτευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) until John;
Matthew 15:7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy (eprophēteusen | ἐπροφήτευσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) about you, when he said:
Matthew 26:68 saying, “Prophesy (prophēteuson | προφήτευσον | aor act imperative 2 sg) to us, you messiah! Who is it that struck you?”
Mark 7:6 And he said to them, “Isaiah prophesied (eprophēteusen | ἐπροφήτευσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) accurately about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
Mark 14:65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to strike him, and to say to him, “Prophesy!” (prophēteuson | προφήτευσον | aor act imperative 2 sg) Even the officers received him with slaps to the face.
Luke 1:67 Zechariah, his father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied (eprophēteusen | ἐπροφήτευσεν | aor act ind 3 sg), saying,
Luke 22:64 and blindfolding him they kept asking, “Tell (prophēteuson | προφήτευσον | aor act imperative 2 sg) us, who is it that struck you?”
John 11:51 He did not say this on his own, but being high priest that year he was prophesying (eprophēteusen | ἐπροφήτευσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) that Jesus was about to die for the nation,
Acts 2:17 ‘And it will be in the last days,’ declares God, ‘that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy (prophēteusousin | προφητεύσουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl), and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
Acts 2:18 Even on my male servants and on my female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy (prophēteusousin | προφητεύσουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl).
Acts 19:6 And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied (eprophēteuon | ἐπροφήτευον | imperf act ind 3 pl).
Acts 21:9 (He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.) (prophēteuousai | προφητεύουσαι | pres act ptcp nom pl fem)
1 Corinthians 11:4 Any man who prays or prophesies (prophēteuōn | προφητεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) with his head covered disgraces his head,
1 Corinthians 11:5 but any wife who prays or prophesies (prophēteuousa | προφητεύουσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) with her head uncovered disgraces her head, for it is one and the same as a woman who has her head shaved.
1 Corinthians 13:9 For we know in part and we (prophēteuomen | προφητεύομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) prophesy (prophēteuomen | προφητεύομεν | pres act ind 1 pl) in part,
1 Corinthians 14:1 Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy (prophēteuēte | προφητεύητε | pres act subj 2 pl).
1 Corinthians 14:3 On the other hand, the one who prophesies (prophēteuōn | προφητεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) speaks to people for their edification, encouragement, and consolation.
1 Corinthians 14:4 The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies (prophēteuōn | προφητεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) edifies the church.
1 Corinthians 14:5 Now I would like all of you to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy (prophēteuēte | προφητεύητε | pres act subj 2 pl). The one (prophēteuōn | προφητεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) who (prophēteuōn | προφητεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) prophesies (prophēteuōn | προφητεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may receive edification.
1 Corinthians 14:24 But if all are prophesying (prophēteuōsin | προφητεύωσιν | pres act subj 3 pl), and an unbeliever or outsider comes in, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all,
1 Corinthians 14:31 For in this way all will be able to (prophēteuein | προφητεύειν | pres act inf ) prophesy (prophēteuein | προφητεύειν | pres act inf ) one by one, with the result that all may learn and all be encouraged,
1 Corinthians 14:39 So, my brothers, be eager to prophesy (prophēteuein | προφητεύειν | pres act inf ), and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
1 Peter 1:10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied (prophēteusantes | προφητεύσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) of the grace that would come to you investigated diligently and examined with care,
Jude 1:14 It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh in descent from Adam, prophesied (proephēteusen | προεφήτευσεν | aor act ind 3 sg), saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones
Revelation 10:11 Then they said to me, “You must prophesy (prophēteusai | προφητεῦσαι | aor act inf ) again about many peoples and nations and languages and kings.”
Revelation 11:3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy (prophēteusousin | προφητεύσουσιν | fut act ind 3 pl) for one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”