προφητεία (profaʸteia) — inspired utterance / prophecy / to prophesy

Notes: It is possible to interpret προφητεία in OET CO1 13:2 as meaning simply ‘to make inspired utterances,’ since the verb ἔχω in certain contexts may mean ‘to have the capacity to’ or ‘to be able to.’

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: προφητεία; -ας

Related lemmas: φημί

Sense 1: inspired utterance, prophecy

Semantic entry: 33.460

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Prophesy

Definition: an utterance inspired by God

Notes: It is possible that προφητεία in OET CO1 13:8 refers to the action of producing such inspired utterances rather than to the resulting verbal form of the utterances themselves.

Show passage in OET: MAT 13:14

OET-RV MAT 13:14

14 and so the prophecy written by (Isaiah) is being fulfilled:
⇔ ‘When you listen you will hear, but you certainly won’t understand,
⇔ and when you look you will see, but you certainly won’t perceive anything,

OET-LV MAT 13:14

14 And the prophecy of _Aʸsaias/(Yəshaˊ^yāh) is _being _fulfilled to _them which saying:
With _hearing you _all _will _be _hearing but by _no _means you _all _may_ not _understand, and seeing you _all _will _be _seeing but by _no _means you _all _may_ not _perceive.

Show passage in OET: CO1 13:8

OET-RV CO1 13:8

8 Love never fails, unlike prophecies that will come to nothing, languages that will die out, and knowledge that also will come to nothing,

OET-LV CO1 13:8

8 The love never is _falling.
But whether prophesies, they _will _be _being _nullified, or tongues, they _will _be _ceasing, or knowledge, it _will _be _being _nullified.

Jump to OET MAT 13:14 section.

Jump to OET CO1 13:8 section.

All 15 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 13:14

CO1: OET CO1 13:8 · OET CO1 14:6 · OET CO1 14:22

TH1: OET TH1 5:20

TI1: OET TI1 1:18 · OET TI1 4:14

PE2: OET PE2 1:20–21

REV: OET REV 1:3 · OET REV 11:6 · OET REV 22:7 · OET REV 22:10 · OET REV 22:18–19

Sense 2: to prophesy, ability to prophesy, to be able to speak inspired messages

Semantic entry: 33.461

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Prophesy

Definition: the capacity or ability to utter inspired messages

Show passage in OET: ROM 12:6

OET-RV ROM 12:6

6 We have gifts according to the special generosity that was shown to us: if it’s prophecy, then do it in proportion to your faith,

OET-LV ROM 12:6

6 But having gifts according _to the grace which having _been _given to _us special:
whether prophecy, according _to the relationship of _the faith,

Show passage in OET: CO1 12:10

OET-RV CO1 12:10

10 Another might be given the ability to do miracles, and someone else given prophecy. Another might be given ability to distinguish spirits, and someone else given the ability to speak other languages, and to yet another the ability to translate languages.

OET-LV CO1 12:10

10 on _the _other _hand to _another actions of _miracles, to _another prophecy, to _another distinctions of _spirits, to _another kinds of _tongues, on _the _other _hand to _another translation of _tongues.

Jump to OET ROM 12:6 section.

Jump to OET CO1 12:10 section.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: OET ROM 12:6

CO1: OET CO1 12:10 · OET CO1 13:2

REV: OET REV 19:10

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