προφῆτιςprophētis

a female foreteller or an inspired woman

Greek (New Testament) · G4398

Meanings

a prophetess: Luke 2:36, Revelation 2:20.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Luke 2:36 Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. Her husband died when they had been married only seven years.
  • Revelation 2:20 “But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman—that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet—to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.