◄ 5578. pseudoprophétés ► |
Lexicon pseudoprophétés: a false prophet Original Word: ψευδοπροφήτης, ου, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: pseudoprophétés Phonetic Spelling: (psyoo-dop-rof-ay'-tace) Short Definition: a false prophet Definition: a false prophet; one who in God's name teaches what is false. HELPS word-Studies 5578 pseudoprophḗtēs (from 5571 /pseudḗs, "false" and 4396 /prophḗtēs, "a prophet") – properly, a false prophet; someone pretending to speak the word of the Lord (prophesy) but in fact is phony (an imposter), acting as a wolf in sheep's clothing. 5578 /pseudoprophḗtēs ("a false prophet") specializes in "the art of misimpression," like about how they were "commissioned" by the Lord to touch the world with their message. But when in fact, they operate by self and for self so they must be exposed for what they are – and are not! NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom pseudés and prophétésDefinitiona false prophet NASB Translationfalse prophet (4), false prophets (7).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 5578: ψευδοπροφήτηςψευδοπροφήτης, ψευδοπροφήτου, ὁ ( ψευδής and προφήτης), "one who, acting the part of a divinely inspired prophet, utters falsehoods under the name of divine prophecies, a false prophet": Matthew 7:15; Matthew 24:11, 24; Mark 13:22; Luke 6:26; Acts 13:6; 2 Peter 2:1; 1 John 4:1; Revelation 16:13; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10. ( Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 33:8, 11, 16 (); Jeremiah 34:7 (); Jeremiah 36:1, 8 (; Zechariah 13:2; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 13, 1; 10, 7, 3; b. j. 6, 5, 2; (τόν τοιοῦτον ἐυθυβόλω ὀνόματι ψευδοπροφήτην προσαγορευει, κιβδηλευοντα τήν ἀληθῆ προφητείαν καί τά γνησια νοθοις ἑυρημασι ἐπισκιαζοντα κτλ., Philo de spec. legg. iii. § 8); ecclesiastical writings ('Teaching' 11, 5 [ET] etc. (where see Harnack)); Greek writers use ψευδόμαντις.)
Strong's false prophet. From pseudes and prophetes; a spurious prophet, i.e. Pretended foreteller or religious impostor -- false prophet. see GREEK pseudes see GREEK prophetes |
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