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
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)
Definition
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 |
