ΠΡΟΦΉΤΗΣ: προφήτης, -ου, ὁ [< πρόφημι, to speak forth), [ [in LXX chiefly for נָבִיא;] ] one who acts as an interpreter or forth-teller of the Divine will (v. Lft., Notes, 83 f.; Tr., Syn., § vi), a prophet; 1. . in cl. (Æsch., Hdt., Plat., al.), of the interpreters of oracles.
2. . In NT, (a) . of the OT prophets: Mt 5:12, Mk 6:15, Lk 4:27, Jo 8:52, Ro 11:3, al.; (b) . of prophets in general: Mt 10:41 13:57 21:46, Mk 6:4, Lk 13:33, al.; (c) . of John the Baptist: Mt 21:26, Mk 6:15, Lk 1:76; (d) . of Christ: Mt 21:11, Jo 6:14, Ac 3:22, 23 7:37 (LXX); (e) . of Christian prophets in the apostolic age: Ac 15:32, I Co 12:28, Eph 2:20, al.; (f) . by meton., of the writings of prophets: Lk 24:27, Ac 8:28, al.; (g) . of a poet: Tit 1:12 (on the use of the term in π. and Inscr., v. Deiss., BS, 235 f.; MM, xxii).