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prophet
In a religion, a person regarded as a proclaimer of divine will or as a messenger of God.
example
Im Christentum gilt Johannes der Täufer als ein Prophet.
In Christianity, John the Baptist is regarded as a prophet.
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Special declension
'Der Prophet' (the prophet) is a noun of the N-declension. This means that it takes the ending '-en' in all cases except the nominative singular ('dem Propheten', 'den Propheten').
EXAMPLE
Die Leute glaubten den Worten des Propheten.
The people believed the words of the prophet.
Word family
'Der Prophet' (the prophet) belongs to a word family with the verb 'prophezeien' (to predict/prophesy something) and the noun 'die Prophezeiung' (the prophecy/prediction itself).
EXAMPLE
Niemand konnte prophezeien, dass dies geschehen würde.
No one could predict that this would happen.
Sentence structure
In the figurative meaning, the genitive or the preposition 'von' (of/about) is often used to specify the area in which someone is a visionary thinker. For example, someone can be a prophet of 'der Digitalisierung' (digitalization) or 'des Wandels' (change).
EXAMPLE
Er galt als Prophet einer neuen Wirtschaftsordnung.
He was regarded as the prophet of a new economic order.
Compare with
Prophet vs Apostel
apostle
'der Prophet' and 'der Apostel' both belong in a religious context, but they do not mean the same role. A 'Prophet' is regarded as a messenger of God or proclaims the divine will. In Christianity, an 'Apostel' is especially one of the disciples who were sent out by Jesus to spread his teaching. The words can be confused because both are religious figures with a message. The simple difference is: a prophet receives or proclaims God's message, while an apostle spreads the teaching of Jesus.
Prophet
Im Religionsunterricht sprechen wir über einen Propheten, der den Menschen Gottes Willen verkündet.
In religion class, we talk about a prophet who proclaims God's will to the people.
Apostel
Petrus war ein Apostel und spielte im frühen Christentum eine wichtige Rolle.
Peter was an apostle and played an important role in early Christianity.
In real life
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