noun · masculinefirst declension
prophēta
prophēta m (genitive prophētae, feminine prophētis or prophētissa)
Classical[prɔˈpʰeː.ta]Ecclesiastical[proˈfɛː.ta]
Meaning
- prophet, soothsayer
et haec sunt verba libri quae misit Hieremias propheta de Hierusalem[…]
Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem […]Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, 29:1:
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quī futūra praedīcitprophēta -ae (m) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 1, 3 and Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 1
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | prophēta | prophētae |
| genitive | prophētae | prophētārum |
| dative | prophētae | prophētīs |
| accusative | prophētam prophētēn | prophētās |
| ablative | prophētā prophētē | prophētīs |
| vocative | prophēta prophētē | prophētae |
prŏphēta and prŏphētes, ae, m., = προφήτης,
I. a foreteller, soothsayer, prophet (post-class.; cf.
vates): prophetas in Adrasto Julius nominat antistites fanorum oraculorumque interpretes, Fest. p. 229 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 194 Rib.): prophetae quidam, deorum majestate completi, effantur ceteris, quae divino beneficio soli vident, App. de Mundo, p. 56, 29: sacerdotes Aegyptiorum, quos prophetas vocant, Macr. S. 7, 13, 9: Aegyptius, propheta primarius, App. M. 2, p. 127, 3.—Of the Jewish prophets, Lact. 1, 4, 1; 4, 11, 1; 7, 24, 9; Vulg. Luc. 1, 70.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).
Descendants
- Catalanprofeta
- GermanProphet
- Italianprofeta
- Englishprophetfrom Middle English prophete
- Frenchprophètefrom Old French prophete
- Portugueseprofetafrom Old Galician-Portuguese profeta
- Spanishprofetafrom Old Spanish propheta
- Spanishprophetafrom Old Spanish propheta
- Asturianprofeta
- Tok Pisinprofetfrom Middle English prophete