προφητεύω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • προφᾱτεύω (prophāteúō)Doric

Etymology

From προφήτης (prophḗtēs, prophet) from πρόφημι (próphēmi, to speak beforehand).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

προφητεύω • (prophēteúō)

  1. to be a prophet, an interpreter of the gods
    • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar 1c
  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 prefix attached to *φητεύω (phēteúō).

Descendants

  • Gothic: 𐍀𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍆𐌴𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (praufētjan)

References

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾo.fiˈte.vo/
  • Hyphenation: προ‧φη‧τεύ‧ω

Verb

προφητεύω • (profitévo) (past προφήτευσα/προφήτεψα, passive προφητεύομαι)

  1. to prophesy, predict

Conjugation