Bible Dictionaries
Prophesy

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) To give instruction in religious matters; to interpret or explain Scripture or religious subjects; to preach; to exhort; to expound.

(2):

(v. t.) To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate.

(3):

(v. t.) To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.

(4):

(v. i.) To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Prophesy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/prophesy.html. 1828.