G4396
προφήτης
prophḗtēs
a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
Lexicon
Derivation: from a compound of G4253 (πρό) and G5346 (φημί);
a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
- a foreteller ("prophet")
- by analogy, an inspired speaker
- by extension, a poet
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: prophet
Usage
149 occurrences · 0 OT · 149 NT · 28 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the prophets38 · 26%
- the prophet29 · 19%
- prophets24 · 16%
- a prophet20 · 13%
- of the prophets13 · 9%
- prophet6 · 4%
- of the prophet4 · 3%
- that prophet3 · 2%
- than a prophet2 · 1%
- of a prophet1 · 1%
- a prophet's1 · 1%
- unto the prophets1 · 1%
- that a prophet1 · 1%
- in the prophets1 · 1%
- out of the prophets1 · 1%
- to the prophets1 · 1%
- some, prophets1 · 1%
- even a prophet1 · 1%
- of prophets1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
προφήτης23προφήτου22προφητῶν21προφῆται14προφήτην10προφήτας9προφήταις7προφήτου.5προφητῶν,4προφήτου·3προφῆται,3προφήτας·3
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.