Prophetess
prophetess
In Holy Writ we meet several instances when women are honored with this title: Mary, the sister of Moses (Exodus 15); Debbora, who meted out justice to the Tribes of Israel (Judges 4); Holda, the contemporary of King Josias (4 Kings 22); and in the New Testament, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel (Luke 2). God is free to allot His gifts as He chooses.
Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Prophetess
(, nebiah, , Exo 15:20; Luk 2:36). Among the remarkable women who appear to have exercised the gift of prophecy, we find Miriam (Exo 15:20); Deborah; Hannah (1Sa 2:1); Huldah (2Ki 22:14); the wife of Isaiah (Isa 8:3); Anna (Luk 2:36); and the four daughters of Philip (Act 21:8-9). Miriam, Deborah, Huldah, and others were called prophetesses, not because they were supposed to be gifted with a knowledge of futurity, like the seers, but because they possessed a poetical inspiration; and inspired (especially sacred) poetry was always deemed of supernatural and divine origin. SEE PROPHET.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Prophetess
PROPHETESS.Among OT prophetesses may be named Miriam (Exo 15:20), and esp. Deborah (Judges 4 f.) and Huldah (2Ki 22:14, 2Ch 34:22). The prophetess Noadiah opposed Nehemiah (Neh 6:14). While it was the exception for women to be called to the prophetic office, they were by no means excluded from it, and it is manifest that Deborah and Huldah made a deep impress upon their contemporaries. The only mention of a prophetess in the Gospels is that of Anna, who recognized the infant Messiah when His parents presented Him in the Temple (Luk 2:36). She was of the tribe of Asher, and had lived to a great age, being probably a good deal over a hundred years old. She spoke to the pious worshippers in the Temple concerning the work of Jesus. See Anna.
John R. Sampey.
Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels
Prophetess
PROPHETESS.1. The courtesy title of a prophets wife (Isa 8:3). 2. The OT title of women in whom the promise was fulfilled: your daughters shall prophesy (Joe 2:28; cf. Psa 68:11 RV [Note: Revised Version.] ). The term is of course not to be misunderstood, as if it referred merely to predictions relating to the future: the reference is in general to inspired instruction in moral and religious truth (Driver, Camb. Bible, in loc.) The title is given to Miriam (Exo 15:20), Deborah (Jdg 4:4), Huldah (2Ki 22:14, 2Ch 34:22), and Noadiah (Neh 6:14). 3. The NT gift of prophecy was bestowed on women (Act 21:9, 1Co 11:6). Anna (Luk 2:35) is the only prophetess mentioned by name, except Jezebel (Rev 2:20), who was probably not the wife of the angel of the church (RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] ), but a temptress of the Christians at Thyatira to whom was given the name of Israels wicked queen.
J. G. Tasker.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Prophetess
profet-es (, nebh’ah; , prophetis): Women were not excluded from the prophetic office in the Old Testament, and were honored with the right of prophetic utterance in the New Testament. It should be noted, however, that women like Miriam (Exo 15:20), Deborah (Jdg 4:4) and Huldah (2Ki 22:14) were not credited with the seer’s insight into the future, but were called prophetesses because of the poetical inspiration of their speech. Among others mentioned as having the prophetic gift we find Hannah (1Sa 2:1), Anna (Luk 2:36) and the four daughters of Philip (Act 21:8, Act 21:9). See PROPHET.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Prophetess
the feminine of prophetes (see above), is used of Anna, Luk 2:36; of the self-assumed title of “the woman Jezebel” in Rev 2:20.