προφῆτις
prophetis
a prophetess
feminine of προφήτης; a female foreteller or an inspired woman:--prophetess.
Luke 2:36 · Word #4
Lexicon G4398
| Lemma | προφῆτις |
| Transliteration | prophētis |
| Strong's | G4398 |
| In-context | a prophetess |
| Literal | prophetess |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | προφῆτις |
| Strong's | G4398 |
SIBI-P1 G4398-02
a female before-speaker
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NFS = noun, nominative case, feminine gender, singular number. The form is the feminine counterpart of προφήτης and functions as a subject or predicate nominative in the clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term derives from πρό (before) and φημί (to speak), denoting one who speaks forth or before others, especially on behalf of a deity. Rendering it as "female before-speaker" preserves both the root idea of speaking forth and the explicitly feminine, nominative singular form indicated by the morphology. |
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Words from Root προφῆτις (female prophet, inspired spokeswoman, foreteller, one who speaks forth before)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G4398-01 |
prophetin | a female before-speaker |
Word Usage (2 occurrences of G4398)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke 2:36 | προφῆτις | prophetis | a prophetess |
| Revelation 2:20 | προφῆτιν | prophetin |