pseudoprophētēs · false prophet

What it means

pseudoprophētēs (ψευδοπροφήτης) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “false prophet”.

One who claims to speak for God without having been sent by God.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Someone who claims to speak for God, though God did not send him.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• false prophets ×7
• false prophet ×4

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• Acts×1
• 2 Peter×1
• 1 John×1
• Revelation×3

• Matthew 7:15

  “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

• Matthew 24:11

  And many false prophets will rise and lead many astray.

• Matthew 24:24

  For false messiahs and false prophets will rise and will perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.

• Mark 13:22

  For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and will perform signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the chosen.

• Luke 6:26

  Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for their fathers used to do the same things to the false prophets.

• Acts 13:6

  And going through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-Jesus,

• 2 Peter 2:1

  But there were also false prophets among the people, as also among you there will be false teachers, who will secretly bring in parties of destruction, even denying the Sovereign who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

• 1 John 4:1

  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

• Revelation 16:13

  And I saw out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet three unclean spirits like frogs;

• Revelation 19:20

  And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who performed the signs in its presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. The two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

• Revelation 20:10

  And the Devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet also are, and they will be tormented day and night to the ages of the ages.