[prof-it] 
| 1. | a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration. |
| 2. | (in the Old Testament)
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| 3. | one of a class of persons in the early church, next in order after the apostles, recognized as inspired to utter special revelations and predictions. 1 Cor. 12:28. |
| 4. | the Prophet, Muhammad, the founder of Islam. |
| 5. | a person regarded as, or claiming to be, an inspired teacher or leader. |
| 6. | a person who foretells or predicts what is to come: a weather prophet; prophets of doom. |
| 7. | a spokesperson of some doctrine, cause, or movement. |
tēs, equiv. to pro- pro- 2 + -phētēs speaker, deriv. of phánai to speak