5578. pseudoprophétés
Strong's Lexicon
pseudoprophétés: False prophet

Original Word: ψευδοπροφήτης
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: pseudoprophétés
Pronunciation: psyoo-dop-rof-ay'-tace
Phonetic Spelling: (psyoo-dop-rof-ay'-tace)
Definition: False prophet
Meaning: a false prophet; one who in God's name teaches what is false.

Word Origin: From the Greek words ψευδής (pseudes, meaning "false") and προφήτης (prophétés, meaning "prophet").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H5030 נָבִיא (navi): Prophet

- H8267 שֶׁקֶר (sheqer): Falsehood, lie

Usage: The term "pseudoprophétés" refers to an individual who falsely claims to speak on behalf of God or to possess divine inspiration. In the New Testament, it is used to describe those who deceive others by pretending to deliver messages from God, often leading people away from the truth of the Gospel.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, prophets were regarded as messengers of the divine, and their words were taken seriously by the community. However, the presence of false prophets was a significant concern in both Jewish and early Christian contexts. These individuals often sought personal gain, power, or influence by exploiting the trust of believers. The early church was particularly vigilant against false prophets, as they posed a threat to the purity and unity of the Christian faith.

HELPS Word-studies

5578 pseudoprophḗtēs (from 5571 /pseudḗs, "false" and 4396 /prophḗtēs, "a prophet") – properly, a false prophet; someone pretending to speak the word of the Lord (prophesy) but in fact is phony (an imposter), acting as a wolf in sheep's clothing.

5578 /pseudoprophḗtēs ("a false prophet") specializes in "the art of misimpression," like about how they were "commissioned" by the Lord to touch the world with their message. But when in fact, they operate by self and for self so they must be exposed for what they are – and are not!

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from pseudés and prophétés
Definition
a false prophet
NASB Translation
false prophet (4), false prophets (7).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5578: ψευδοπροφήτης

ψευδοπροφήτης, ψευδοπροφήτου, (ψευδής and προφήτης), "one who, acting the part of a divinely inspired prophet, utters falsehoods under the name of divine prophecies, a false prophet": Matthew 7:15; Matthew 24:11, 24; Mark 13:22; Luke 6:26; Acts 13:6; 2 Peter 2:1; 1 John 4:1; Revelation 16:13; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:10. (Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 33:8, 11, 16 (); Jeremiah 34:7 (); Jeremiah 36:1, 8 (; Zechariah 13:2; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 13, 1; 10, 7, 3; b. j. 6, 5, 2; (τόν τοιοῦτον ἐυθυβόλω ὀνόματι ψευδοπροφήτην προσαγορευει, κιβδηλευοντα τήν ἀληθῆ προφητείαν καί τά γνησια νοθοις ἑυρημασι ἐπισκιαζοντα κτλ., Philo de spec. legg. iii. § 8); ecclesiastical writings ('Teaching' 11, 5 [ET] etc. (where see Harnack)); Greek writers use ψευδόμαντις.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
false prophet.

From pseudes and prophetes; a spurious prophet, i.e. Pretended foreteller or religious impostor -- false prophet.

see GREEK pseudes

see GREEK prophetes

Forms and Transliterations
ψευδοπροφηται ψευδοπροφήται ψευδοπροφῆται ψευδοπροφηταις ψευδοπροφήταις ψευδοπροφήτας ψευδοπροφητην ψευδοπροφήτην ψευδοπροφητης ψευδοπροφήτης ψευδοπροφητου ψευδοπροφήτου ψευδοπροφητων ψευδοπροφητών ψευδοπροφητῶν pseudoprophetai pseudoprophêtai pseudoprophētai pseudoprophē̂tai pseudoprophetais pseudoprophētais pseudoprophḗtais pseudopropheten pseudoprophētēn pseudoprophḗten pseudoprophḗtēn pseudoprophetes pseudoprophētēs pseudoprophḗtes pseudoprophḗtēs pseudopropheton pseudoprophetôn pseudoprophētōn pseudoprophētō̂n pseudoprophetou pseudoprophētou pseudoprophḗtou
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Matthew 7:15 N-GMP
GRK: ἀπὸ τῶν ψευδοπροφητῶν οἵτινες ἔρχονται
NAS: Beware of the false prophets, who
KJV: Beware of false prophets, which come
INT: of the false prophets who come

Matthew 24:11 N-NMP
GRK: καὶ πολλοὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ἐγερθήσονται καὶ
NAS: Many FALSE prophets will arise
KJV: many false prophets shall rise,
INT: and many false prophets will arise and

Matthew 24:24 N-NMP
GRK: ψευδόχριστοι καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται καὶ δώσουσιν
NAS: For FALSE Christs and false prophets will arise
KJV: and false prophets, and
INT: false Christs and false prophets and will give

Mark 13:22 N-NMP
GRK: ψευδόχριστοι καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται καὶ δώσουσιν
NAS: for FALSE Christs and false prophets will arise,
KJV: and false prophets shall rise,
INT: false Christs and false prophets and will give

Luke 6:26 N-DMP
GRK: ἐποίουν τοῖς ψευδοπροφήταις οἱ πατέρες
NAS: used to treat the false prophets in the same
KJV: their fathers to the false prophets.
INT: so treated the false prophets the fathers

Acts 13:6 N-AMS
GRK: τινὰ μάγον ψευδοπροφήτην Ἰουδαῖον ᾧ
NAS: a Jewish FALSE prophet whose
KJV: sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew,
INT: a certain magician a false prophet a Jew whose

2 Peter 2:1 N-NMP
GRK: δὲ καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ἐν τῷ
NAS: But false prophets also arose
KJV: there were false prophets also
INT: moreover also false prophets among the

1 John 4:1 N-NMP
GRK: ὅτι πολλοὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ἐξεληλύθασιν εἰς
NAS: many FALSE prophets have gone
KJV: many false prophets are gone out
INT: because many false prophets have gone out into

Revelation 16:13 N-GMS
GRK: στόματος τοῦ ψευδοπροφήτου πνεύματα τρία
NAS: and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three
KJV: out of the mouth of the false prophet.
INT: mouth of the false prophet spirits three

Revelation 19:20 N-NMS
GRK: αὐτοῦ ὁ ψευδοπροφήτης ὁ ποιήσας
NAS: was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed
KJV: him the false prophet that wrought
INT: him the false prophet having done

Revelation 20:10 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ ὁ ψευδοπροφήτης καὶ βασανισθήσονται
NAS: the beast and the false prophet are also;
KJV: and the false prophet [are], and
INT: and the false prophet and they will be tormented

Strong's Greek 5578
11 Occurrences


ψευδοπροφῆται — 5 Occ.
ψευδοπροφήταις — 1 Occ.
ψευδοπροφήτην — 1 Occ.
ψευδοπροφήτης — 2 Occ.
ψευδοπροφητῶν — 1 Occ.
ψευδοπροφήτου — 1 Occ.















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