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Koine Greek wordlink #118553

SR GNT 1 Cor 13:9 προφητεύομεν (profaʸteuomen) ‘and by part we are prophesying’ Strongs=43950 Lemma=profēteuō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=1st number=plural
Year=59 AD Refers to Word #114889

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Only use of identical word form προφητεύομεν (V-IPA1··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘προφητεύομεν’ (V-IPA1··P) is always and only glossed as ‘we are prophesying’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘profēteuō’ have 14 different glosses: ‘having prophesied’, ‘may_be prophesying’, ‘to prophesy’, ‘to_be prophesying’, ‘were prophesying’, ‘will_be prophesying’, ‘he prophesied’, ‘they will_be prophesying’, ‘we are prophesying’, ‘we prophesied’, ‘you_all may_be prophesying’, ‘prophesied’, ‘prophesy’, ‘prophesying’.

Greek words (15) other than προφητεύομεν (V-IPA1··P) with a gloss related to ‘prophesying’

Have 15 other words (προφητεύουσα, προφητεύουσαι, προφητεύσουσιν, ἐπροφήτευον, προφητεύων, προφητεύων, προφητεύων, προφητεύειν, προφητεύητε, προφητεύων, προφητεύσουσιν, προφητεύσουσιν, προφητεύωσιν, προφητεύειν, προφητεύητε) with 1 lemma altogether (profēteuō)

ACTs 2:17 προφητεύσουσιν (profaʸteusousin) V-IFA3··P ‘all flesh and will_be prophesying the sons of you_all’ SR GNT Acts 2:17 word 24

OET-LV: 17 And it _will _be in the last days, the god is _saying: I _will _be _pouring _out of the spirit of _me on all flesh, and the sons of _you _all will _be _prophesying, and the daughters of _you _all, and the young _men of _you _all will _be _seeing visions, and the elders of _you _all in _dreams will _be _being _dreamt, (ACT_2:17)

OET-RV: 17 God said, ‘In the last days I’ll pour out my spirit on all humanity—your children will tell of future events, your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams from God. (ACT 2:17)

ACTs 2:18 προφητεύσουσιν (profaʸteusousin) V-IFA3··P ‘spirit of me and they will_be prophesying’ SR GNT Acts 2:18 word 28

OET-LV: 18 and surely I _will _be _pouring _out of the spirit of _me on the slaves of _me, and on the handmaidens of _me, in the those days, and they _will _be _prophesying. (ACT_2:18)

OET-RV: 18 I’ll pour my spirit out on my male and female slaves and they’ll tell of future events. (ACT 2:18)

ACTs 19:6 ἐπροφήτευον (eprofaʸteuon) V-IIA3··P ‘and with tongues and were prophesying’ SR GNT Acts 19:6 word 26

OET-LV: 6 And of_ the _Paulos having _laying _on on _them ^his_hands, the the holy spirit came on them, and they _were _speaking with _tongues and were _prophesying. (ACT_19:6)

OET-RV: 6 Then Paul placed his hands on them and prayed and the holy spirit came down onto them and they started speaking in other languages and speaking messages from God. (ACT 19:6)

ACTs 21:9 προφητεύουσαι (profaʸteuousai) V-PPA·NFP ‘daughters four virgins prophesying’ SR GNT Acts 21:9 word 9

OET-LV: 9 And with _this man were four daughters, virgins prophesying. (ACT_21:9)

OET-RV: 9 Philip had four unmarried daughters still at home, and they shared messages from God. (ACT 21:9)

1 COR 11:4 προφητεύων (profaʸteuōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘man praying or prophesying on his head having anything’ SR GNT 1 Cor 11:4 word 5

OET-LV: 4 Every man praying or prophesying on ^his_head having anything, is _disgracing the head of _him. (CO1_11:4)

OET-RV: 4 Any man who prays or speaks out a prophecy with his head covered is dishonouring his head, (CO1 11:4)

1 COR 11:5 προφητεύουσα (profaʸteuousa) V-PPA·NFS ‘woman praying or prophesying uncovered with her head’ SR GNT 1 Cor 11:5 word 7

OET-LV: 5 But every woman praying or prophesying uncovered with _her head, is _disgracing the head of _her, because/for one it _is and the same which with _having _been _shaved. (CO1_11:5)

OET-RV: 5 but any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonours her head, because it’s just as if her head had been shaved. (CO1 11:5)

1 COR 14:1 προφητεύητε (profaʸteuaʸte) V-SPA2··P ‘more but that you_all may_be prophesying’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:1 word 11

OET-LV: 14 Be _pursuing the love, and be _being _zealous the for _spiritual matters, but more that you _all _may _be _prophesying. (CO1_14:1)

OET-RV: 14 Aim to show love, and eagerly strive for spiritual things—especially the ability to prophesy, (CO1 14:1)

1 COR 14:3 προφητεύων (profaʸteuōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘the one but prophesying to people is speaking building’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:3 word 3

OET-LV: 3 But the one prophesying, to _people is _speaking building, and exhortation, and consolation. (CO1_14:3)

OET-RV: 3 However, anyone who’s prophesying, speaks to the people for their instruction and encouragement and comfort. (CO1 14:3)

1 COR 14:4 προφητεύων (profaʸteuōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘is building the one but prophesying the assembly is building’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:4 word 8

OET-LV: 4 The one speaking in_a_tongue, himself is _building, but the one prophesying, the_assembly is _building. (CO1_14:4)

OET-RV: 4 Anyone who’s speaking in another language instructs themself, but when people prophesy, they’re instructing the whole assembly. (CO1 14:4)

1 COR 14:5 προφητεύητε (profaʸteuaʸte) V-SPA2··P ‘rather but in_order_that you_all may_be prophesying greater is and the one’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:5 word 13

OET-LV: 5 And I _am _wanting all you _all to _be _speaking with _tongues, but rather in _order _that you _all _may _be _prophesying, greater is and the one prophesying, than the one speaking in _tongues, besides except not/lest he _may _be _interpreting, in _order _that the assembly building may _receive. (CO1_14:5)

OET-RV: 5 Now I’d like it if you all spoke in other languages, but I’d like it better if you could all be prophesying. The person prophesying is more helpful than someone speaking in other languages, unless they translate so that the assembly can be instructed. (CO1 14:5)

1 COR 14:5 προφητεύων (profaʸteuōn) V-PPA·NMS ‘greater is and the one prophesying than the one speaking’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:5 word 18

1 COR 14:24 προφητεύωσιν (profaʸteuōsin) V-SPA3··P ‘if but all may_be prophesying may come_in and a certain’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:24 word 4

OET-LV: 24 But if all may _be _prophesying, and may _come _in a_certain unbeliever or inquirer, he _is _being _rebuked by all, he _is _being _examined by all, (CO1_14:24)

OET-RV: 24 But if they were all prophesying instead and some inquirers or unbelievers came in, they’d be convicted of their sinfulness and called to account by them all. (CO1 14:24)

1 COR 14:31 προφητεύειν (profaʸteuein) V-NPA···· ‘one by one all to_be prophesying in_order_that all may_be learning’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:31 word 6

OET-LV: 31 For/Because you _all _are _being _able one _by one all to _be _prophesying, in _order _that all may _be _learning, and all may _be _being _exhorted. (CO1_14:31)

OET-RV: 31 because you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone can be instructed and encouraged. (CO1 14:31)

1 COR 14:39 προφητεύειν (profaʸteuein) V-NPA···· ‘so_as brothers be being_zealous to_be prophesying and to_be speaking not’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:39 word 6

OET-LV: 39 So _as, brothers, be _being _zealous which to _be _prophesying, and which to _be _speaking not be _forbidding with with _tongues. (CO1_14:39)

OET-RV: 39 So brothers and sisters, strive to be able to prophesy, and don’t forbid the speaking of other languages, (CO1 14:39)

REV 11:3 προφητεύσουσιν (profaʸteusousin) V-IFA3··P ‘witnesses of me and they will_be prophesying for days a thousand two_hundred’ SR GNT Rev 11:3 word 8

OET-LV: 3 And I _will _be _giving to _the two witnesses of _me, and they _will _be _prophesying for _days two _hundred a_thousand sixty, having _been _clothed in _sackcloth. (REV_11:3)

OET-RV: 3 Then I’ll give my two witnesses the ability to speak out God’s message for six months, while dressed in mourning garb. (REV 11:3)

Key: V=verb