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Name of God’s Son

ΨΕΥΔΟΠΡΟΦΗΤΑΙ, ψευδοπροφηται

PSEUDOPROPHĒTAI, pseudoprophētai

Sounds Like: pseh-doo-pro-FEE-tai

Translations: false prophets

From the root: ΨΕΥΔΗΣ, ΠΡΟΦΗΤΗΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ψεῦδος' (pseudos), meaning 'falsehood' or 'lie', and 'προφήτης' (prophētēs), meaning 'prophet'. Therefore, it refers to individuals who falsely claim to be prophets or to speak for God, but whose messages are not from God or are deceptive. They are often depicted as leading people astray with their misleading prophecies.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G5578 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
Twelve Disciples
  • The Didache — 16:3

From the same root

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