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προφητεύω

προφητεύω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • προφατεύω (prophateúō) (Doric)

Verb

προφητεύω (prophēteúō)

  1. to be a prophet, an interpreter of the gods
  2. (New Testament) to expound scripture, to speak and preach under the influence of the Holy Spirit
    • Gospel of Luke 1.67

Inflection

Most manuscripts of the LXX and New Testament place the augment after προ, as if it was a preposition attached to *φητεύω (phēteúō).

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Greek

Verb

προφητεύω (profitévo) (simple past προφήτευσα)

  1. prophesy, predict

Conjugation

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