προφήτης
prophētēs · prophet
Strong's ID: 4396
Lexical summary
144
NT occurrences
9
Observed forms
About this Greek word
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. 7:16, 39; Jn. 9:17; a prophet in the Christian church, a person gifted for the exposition of divine truth, 1 Cor. 12:28, 29; a prophet, a foreteller of the future, Mt. 1:22, et al. freq.; οἱ προφῆται, the prophetic scriptures of the Old Testament, Lk. 16:29
Observed NT forms
These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.
Noun declension
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NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: Matthew: 37 occurrences; Acts: 30 occurrences; Luke: 29 occurrences; John: 14 occurrences; Revelation: 8 occurrences; Mark: 6 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 6 occurrences; Romans: 3 occurrences; Ephesians: 3 occurrences; 2 Peter: 2 occurrences; Hebrews: 2 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences; Titus: 1 occurrences; 1 Peter: 1 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 1 occurrences
Author
- Luke59
- Matthew37
- John22
- Paul14
- Mark6
- Peter3
- Hebrews2
- James1
Author distribution counts: Luke: 59 occurrences; Matthew: 37 occurrences; John: 22 occurrences; Paul: 14 occurrences; Mark: 6 occurrences; Peter: 3 occurrences; Hebrews: 2 occurrences; James: 1 occurrences