προφητεύσουσιν

prophēteúō

they will prophesy

To speak or proclaim as a prophet, to deliver a message or revelation believed to be divinely inspired. The verb encompasses proclaiming inspired declarations, interpreting or announcing what is thought to be a divine message, and, in some contexts, predicting future events. It commonly refers to the exercise of a prophetic office or role, including both inspired speech and admonition.

G4395

Acts 2:18 · Word #22

Lexicon G4395

Lemmaπροφητεύω
Transliterationprophēteúō
Strong'sG4395
DefinitionTo speak or proclaim as a prophet, to deliver a message or revelation believed to be divinely inspired. The verb encompasses proclaiming inspired declarations, interpreting or announcing what is thought to be a divine message, and, in some contexts, predicting future events. It commonly refers to the exercise of a prophetic office or role, including both inspired speech and admonition.

Morphology V FUT ACT IND 3P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense FUT — Future — Action expected to happen
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasethey will prophesy
Literalthey-will-prophesy

Lexical Info

Lemmaπροφητεύω
Strong'sG4395

SIBI-P1 Translation G4395-15

they will speak as prophets

Morphological NotesVerb; future tense, active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural (Gr,V,IFA3,,P,).
Rendering Rationale"Speak as prophets" preserves the root sense of acting in a prophetic role (speaking forth inspired message) rather than merely predicting. The future active indicative, third person plural, is reflected in "they will."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

they will prophesy

Same as P1Yes
RationaleStandardized from "they will speak as prophets".
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