Quick Definition
ψευδοπροφήτης, ου, ὁ n.m. a false prophet
Strong's Definition
from 5571 and 4396; a spurious prophet, i.e. pretended foreteller or religious impostor
KJV Usage: false prophet
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ψευδο-προφήτης, -ου, 6, (ψευδής and προφήτης), one who, acting the part of a divinely inspired prophet, utters falsehoods under the name of divine prophecies, a false prophet: Mt. vii. 15; xxiv. 11, 24; Mk. xiii. 22; Lk. vi. 26; Acts xiii. 6; 2 Pet. ii. 1; 1 Jn. iv. 1; Rev. xvi. 13; xix. 20; xx. 10. (Jer. vi. 13; xxxiii. (xxvi.) 8, 11, 16; (xxvii.) 7; xxxvi. (xxix.) 1,8; Zech. xiii. 2; Joseph. antt. 8, 13,1; 10, 7, 3; Ὁ. 1. 6, 5, 2; [τὸν τοιοῦτον εὐθυβόλῳ ὀνόματι ψευδοπροφήτην προσαγορεύει, κιβδηλεύοντα τὴν ἀληθῆ προφητείαν k. τὰ γνήσια νόθοις εὑρήμασι ἐπισκιάζοντα κτλ. Philo de spec. legg. iii. 8. 87; eccles. writ. [‘ Teaching’ 11, 5 ete. (where see Harnack)]; Grk. writ. use Ψψευδόμαντις. )
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ψευδοπροφήτης pseudoprophētēs 11x
a false prophet, one who falsely claims to speak by divine inspiration, whether as a foreteller of future events, or as a teacher of doctrines, Mt. 7:15; 24:24; Mk. 13:22; Acts 13:6; 1 Jn. 4:1; Rev. 16:13
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† ψευδο-προφήτης, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX: Za 13:2, Je 9 (6:13, al.) (נָבִיא)* ;]
a false prophet (= cl. ψευδόμαντις): Mt 7:15 24:11, 24, Mk 13:22 (v. Swete, in l.), Lk 6:26, Ac 13:6, II Pe 2:1, I Jo 4:1, Re 16:13 19:20 20:10 †
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ψευδοπροφήτης (pseudoprophētēs) — false prophet. ψευδο-προφήτης, ου, ὁ, false, lying prophet, [NT+1st c.AD+]
