προφήτης
προφήτης
πρόφημι
one who speaks for a God and interprets his will to man, a prophet; so Teiresias is πρ. Διός, Joveʼs interpreter, Pind.; and of Apollo, Διὸς προφήτης ἐστὶ Λοξίας πατρός Aesch.; while the Pythia, in turn, became the προφῆτις of Apollo, Hdt.; so Poets are called οἱ τῶν Μουσῶν προφῆται interpreters of the Muses, Plat.
generally, an interpreter, declarer, ἐγὼ πρ. σοι λόγων γενήσομαι Eur.; so, the bowl is called κώμου προφάτης, Pind.
in NTest.,
one who possesses the gift of προφητεία, an inspired preacher and teacher.
the revealer of Godʼs counsel for the future, a prophet (in the modern sense of the word), a predicter of future events.
Headword (normalized):
προφήτης
Headword (normalized/stripped):
προφητης
Intro Text:
προφήτης
πρόφημι
one who speaks for a God and interprets his will to man, a prophet; so Teiresias is πρ. Διός, Joveʼs interpreter, Pind.; and of Apollo, Διὸς προφήτης ἐστὶ Λοξίας πατρός Aesch.; while the Pythia, in turn, became the προφῆτις of Apollo, Hdt.; so Poets are called οἱ τῶν Μουσῶν προφῆται interpreters of the Muses, Plat.
generally, an interpreter, declarer, ἐγὼ πρ. σοι λόγων γενήσομαι Eur.; so, the bowl is called κώμου προφάτης, Pind.
in NTest.,
one who possesses the gift of προφητεία, an inspired preacher and teacher.
the revealer of Godʼs counsel for the future, a prophet (in the modern sense of the word), a predicter of future events.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28546
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