prophetic, uttered by prophets, Rom. 16:26; 2 Pet. 1:19*

pr. a spokesman for another; spc. a spokesman or interpreter for a deity; a prophet, seer, Tit. 1:12; in NT a prophet, a divinely commissioned and inspired person, Mt. 14:5; Lk.

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.

prophecy, a prediction of future events, Mt. 13:14; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; prophecy, a gifted faculty of setting forth and enforcing revealed truth, 1 Cor.

to bring before, present; to bring forth, or out, produce, Lk. 6:45 (2x)*

pr. that which appears in front, that which is put forward to hide the true state of things; a fair show or pretext, Acts 27:30; a specious cloak, Mt. 23:13; 1 Thess. 2:5; an excuse, Jn. 15:22

to be before, or formerly, Lk. 23:12; Acts 8:9*

to run before, or in advance, Lk. 19:4; Jn. 20:4*

to turn forwards; to impel; to excite, urge, exhort, Acts 18:27*

to place before; to set forth, propose publicly, Rom. 3:25; mid. προτιθεμαι, to purpose, determine, design beforehand, Rom. 1:13; Eph. 1:9*