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προφήτης G4396

G4396 is the Greek word προφήτης, transliterated prophḗtēs. The King James Version most often renders it prophets.

Word: προφήτηςTransliteration: prophḗtēsLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 116 verses

What it means

a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

Where it comes from

from a compound of G4253 (πρό) and G5346 (φημί).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 119 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

prophets 65×prophet 50×prophet's 1×out of the prophets 1×some prophets 1×even a prophet 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: prophet.

Verses using προφήτης

The first 40 of 116 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 1:22 · KJV

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

Matthew 2:15 · KJV

And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Matthew 2:17 · KJV

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

Matthew 2:23 · KJV

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

Matthew 3:3 · KJV

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Matthew 4:14 · KJV

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

Matthew 5:12 · KJV

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Matthew 5:17 · KJV

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Matthew 8:17 · KJV

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

Matthew 10:41 · KJV

He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

Matthew 11:9 · KJV

But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

Matthew 11:13 · KJV

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

Matthew 12:17 · KJV

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

Matthew 12:39 · KJV

But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

Matthew 13:17 · KJV

For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Matthew 13:35 · KJV

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

Matthew 13:57 · KJV

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

Matthew 16:4 · KJV

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

Matthew 21:4 · KJV

All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

Matthew 21:11 · KJV

And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

Matthew 23:29 · KJV

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

Matthew 23:34 · KJV

Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:

Matthew 23:37 · KJV

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Matthew 24:15 · KJV

When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

Matthew 26:56 · KJV

But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

Matthew 27:9 · KJV

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

Matthew 27:35 · KJV

And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

Mark 1:2 · KJV

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Mark 6:4 · KJV

But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

Mark 6:15 · KJV

Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

Mark 11:32 · KJV

But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

Mark 13:14 · KJV

But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:

Luke 1:70 · KJV

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

Luke 1:76 · KJV

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

Luke 3:4 · KJV

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Luke 4:17 · KJV

And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

Luke 4:24 · KJV

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

Luke 4:27 · KJV

And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.

Luke 7:16 · KJV

And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.

Luke 7:26 · KJV

But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

Common questions

What does Strong's G4396 mean?

G4396 is the Greek word προφήτης (prophḗtēs), meaning a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

How is G4396 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it prophets (65 times), prophet (50 times), prophet's (1 time), out of the prophets (1 time), some prophets (1 time), among others.

How many times does G4396 appear in the Bible?

προφήτης (prophḗtēs) is tagged in 116 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G4396 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from a compound of G4253 (πρό) and G5346 (φημί).

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