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προφήτης

[pro.pʰɛ̌ː.tɛːs]

noun

LanguageAncient Greek

Meaning
  1. one who speaks for and interprets the will of a god: prophet, seer
  2. one of the keepers of the oracle at Branchidae
  3. priest at an Egyptian temple
  4. one who interprets the ravings of a μάντις (mántis, “oracle”)
Examples

Διὸς προφήτης δ’ ἐστὶ Λοξίας πατρός

But Loxias is the spokesman of Zeus, his father.

Pronunciationpro.pʰɛ̌ː.tɛːs

Part of speechnoun

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προφήτης in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 5 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.