to hide the true state of things; a fair show or pretext, Ac. 27.30; a specious cloke, Mat. 23.13. 1 Th. 2.5; an excuse, Jno. 15.22. Προφέρω, (πρό & φέρω) f. προοίσω, to bring before, present; to bring forth or out, produce, Lu. 6.45, bis. Προφητεία, ας, ἡ, prophecy, a prediction of future events, Mat. 13.14. 2 Pe. 1.20, 21; prophecy, a gifted faculty of setting forth and enforcing revealed truth, 1 Co. 12.10; 13.2, et al.; prophecy, matter of divine teaching set forth by special gift, 1 Ti. 1.18: from Προφητεύω, f. εύσω, a.1. προεφήτευσα, to exercise the function of a προφήτης; to prophesy, to foretel the future, Mat. 11.13; to divine, Mat. 26.68. Mar. 14.65. Lu. 22.64; to prophesy, to set forth matter of divine teaching by special faculty, 1 Co. 13.9; 14.1, et al.: from Προφήτης, ου, ὁ, (πρό & φημί) pr. a spokesman for another; spc. a spokesman or interpreter for a deity; a prophet, seer, Tit 1.12; in N.T., a prophet, a divinely commissioned and inspired person, Mat. 14.5. Lu. 7.16, 39. Jno. 9.17, et al.; a prophet in the Christian Church, a person gifted for the exposition of divine truth, 1 Co. 12.28, 29, et al.; a prophet, a foreteller of the future, Mat. 1.22, et al. freq.; οἱ προφῆται, the prophetic scriptures of the Old Testament, Lu. 16.29, et al.: whence Προφητικός, ή, όν, prophetic, uttered by prophets, Ro. 16.26. 2 Pe. 1.19. L.G. Προφῆτις, ιδος, ἡ, a prophetess, a divinely gifted female teacher, Lu. 2.36. Re. 2.20. Προφθάνω, (πρό & φθάνω) f. άσω, & ήσομαι, a.1. προέφθᾰσα, to outstrip, anticipate; to anticipate any one in doing or saying a thing, be beforehand with, Mat. 17.25. Προχειρίζομαι, (πρό & χείρ) f. ίσομαι, to take into the hand, to make ready for use or action; to constitute, destine, Ac. 22.14; 26.16. Προχειροτονέω, ῶ,(πρό & χειροτονέω) f. ήσω, pr. to elect before; to fore-appoint, Ac. 10.41. Πρύμνα, ης, ἡ, (πρυμνός, last, hindmost) the hinder part of a vessel, stern, Mar. 4.38, et al. Πρωΐ, adv. in the morning, early, Mat. 16.3; 20.1. Mar. 15.1. Ac. 28.23, et al.; the morning watch, which ushers in the dawn, Mar. 13.35; whence Πρώΐα, ας, ἡ, (pr. fem. of πρώϊος, α, ον, in the morning, early) sc. ὥρα, morning, the morning hour, Mat. 21.18; 27.1. Jno. 18.28; 21.4. Πρώϊμος, η, ον, early, Ja. 5.7. Πρωϊνός, ή, όν, (a later form of πρώϊος) belonging to the morning, morning, Re. 2.28; 22.16. Πρῴρα, ας, ἡ, (πρό) the forepart of a vessel, prow, Ac. 27.30, 41. Πρωτεύω (πρῶτος) f. εύσω to be first, to hold the first rank or highest dignity, have the preeminence, be chief, Col. 1.18. Πρωτοκαθεδρια, ας, ἡ, (πρῶτος & καθέδρα) the first or uppermost seat, the most honourable seat, Mat. 23.6. Mar. 12.39. Lu. 11.43; 20.46. N.T. Πρωτοκλισία, ας, ἡ, (πρῶτος & κλισία) the first place of reclining at table, the most honourable place at table, Mat. 23.6. Mar. 12.39. Lu. 14.7, 8; 20.46. N.T. Πρῶτον, adv.