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προφητεία

prophēteiaprophecyHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine19 occurrences7 books19 verses

Definition

προφητεία, -ας, ἡ

(προψητεύω) [in LXX for נְבוּאָה, חָזוֹן ;]

the gift (and its exercise) of interpreting the Divine will and purpose, prophecy, prophesying: of OT prophecy, Matthew 13:14, 2 Peter 1:20-21; of NT prophecy, Romans 12:6, 1 Corinthians 12:10; 13:2; 14:6; 14:22, 1 Timothy 4:14, Revelation 11:6; 22:19; pl., 1 Corinthians 13:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:20, 1 Timothy 1:18; οἱ λόγοι τῆς π., Revelation 1:3; 22:7, 10; 22:18; τ. πνεῦμα τῆς π., Revelation 19:10 (Luc., FlJ, LXX, π.; see Deiss., BS, 235 f.; MM, xxii).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as προφητεία:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

19 total
  1. Matthew 13:14προφητεία · prophecy
    In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
  2. Romans 12:6προφητείαν · prophecy
    We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
  3. 1 Corinthians 12:10προφητεία · prophecy
    …to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
  4. 1 Corinthians 13:2προφητείαν · the gift of prophecy
    If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
  5. 1 Corinthians 13:8προφητεῖαι · [there are] prophecies
    Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.
  6. 1 Corinthians 14:6προφητείᾳ · prophecy
    Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
  7. 1 Corinthians 14:22προφητεία · Prophecy
    Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.
  8. 1 Thessalonians 5:20προφητείας · prophecies {with contempt}
    Do not treat prophecies with contempt,
  9. 1 Timothy 1:18προφητείας · prophecies
    Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
  10. 1 Timothy 4:14προφητείας · [the] prophecy spoken
    Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
  11. 2 Peter 1:20προφητεία · prophecy
    Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.
  12. 2 Peter 1:21προφητεία · prophecy
    For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
  13. Revelation 1:3προφητείας · prophecy
    Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
  14. Revelation 11:6προφητείας · prophecy
    These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
  15. Revelation 19:10προφητείας · of prophecy
    So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
  16. Revelation 22:7προφητείας · prophecy
    “Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.”
  17. Revelation 22:10προφητείας · prophecy
    Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.
  18. Revelation 22:18προφητείας · prophecy
    I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.
  19. Revelation 22:19προφητείας · of prophecy
    And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.