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prophēteía

prophecy

Say it: prof-ay-TY-ah (approximate)

προφητεία

What it means

Speaking on behalf of God, sometimes foretelling but often encouraging, warning, or explaining. In 1 Corinthians 14, Paul prefers it to tongues, because it builds up the church in language people understand.

Range of meaning

  • ProphecySpeaking for God.
  • MessageWhat God gives to be said.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 13

    "If I have the gift of prophecy" (13:2, 13:8).

  • Chapter 14

    "The one who prophesies speaks to men for building up" (14:1-6, 14:22-39).

Every verse (5)

Verses where G4394 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources