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G4396 · προφήτης

prophḗtēs

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet

KJV gloss list in the source

prophet

Derivation recorded by Strong

from a compound of G4253 (πρό) and G5346 (φημί);

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