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προφῆτις

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
προφῆτις, ιδος, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
prophētis
Simplified transliteration: 
prophetis
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4398
GK Number: 
4739
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3c(2)
Gloss: 
prophetess, a woman who speaks inspired utterances; see also {4735}
Definition: 
a prophetess, a divinely gifted female teacher, Lk. 2:36; Rev. 2:20*

Greek-English Concordance for προφῆτις

Luke 2:36 Now there was a prophetess (prophētis | προφῆτις | nom sg fem), Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,
Revelation 2:20 But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess (prophētin | προφῆτιν | acc sg fem) and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.