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Webster 1913 Edition

Prophecy

Proph′e-cy

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Prophecies
(#)
,
[OE.
prophecie
, OF.
profecie
, F.
prophétie
, L.
prophetia
, fr. Gr.
[GREEK]
, fr. [GREEK] to be an interpreter of the gods, to prophesy, fr. [GREEK] prophet. See
Prophet
.]
1.
A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a prediction; esp., an inspired foretelling.
He hearkens after
prophecies
and dreams.
Shakespeare
Prophecy
came not in old time by the will of man.
2. Pet. i. 21.
2.
(Script.)
A book of prophecies; a history;
as, the
prophecy
of Ahijah
.
2 Chron. ix. 29.
3.
Public interpretation of Scripture; preaching; exhortation or instruction.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prophecy

PROPH'ECY

,
Noun.
[Gr. to foretell, before and to tell. This ought to be written prophesy.]
1.
A foretelling; prediction; a declaration of something to come. As God only knows future events with certainty, no being but God or some person informed by him, can utter a real prophecy. The prophecies recorded in Scripture, when fulfilled, afford most convincing evidence of the divine original of the Scriptures, as those who uttered the prophecies could not have foreknown the events predicted without supernatural instruction. 2 Pet.1.
2.
In Scripture, a book of prophecies; a history; as the prophecy of Ahijah. 2 Chron. 9.
3.
Preaching; public interpretation of Scripture; exhortation or instruction. Prov.31.

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