Hi Garee,
I don't know of a modern version of the Bible where we see "prophesy" used as a noun. Even if there were one though, wouldn't we be better off discussing the spelling and definitions of the Greek term? The noun and verb are προφητεία and προφητεύω respectively, where there are no 's' and 'c' spellings; both the verb and the noun are written with a 'τ'.
Do you have something to share about the Greek terms? To me, they're identical but for the usual verb and noun word endings -εία and -εύω.
Can you help us out here?
I can offer the little I do know I am no kind of a grammar scholar for sure But I do know the scriptures as God’s interpretation to us is its own dictionary as to defining the words within. Looking at the context can help.
In my suggestion I spelled prophecy correctly which means a discourse emanating
from divine inspiration... the noun . To declare prophecy is to prophesy, I think in that way to prophesy, the action is a verb.
When I offered it the first time I said; As a verb ....to prophecy is to declare the word of God. I should of said : As a verb ....to prophesy is to declare the word of God the word, is prophecy which is be declared .
I think one speaks forth and the other generated from..... the voice of God.
Strong’s lexicon 4395 propheteuo {prof-ate-yoo'-o}from 4396; TDNT - 6:781,952; v AV - prophesy 28; 28 1)
to prophesy, to be a prophet,
speak forth by divine inspirations, to predict 1a) to prophesy 1b) with the idea of foretelling future events pertaining esp. to the kingdom of God 1c) to utter forth, declare, a thing which can only be known by divine revelation 1d) to break forth under sudden impulse in lofty discourse or praise of the divine counsels 1d1) under like prompting, to teach, refute, reprove, admonish, comfort others 1e) to act as a prophet, discharge the prophetic office
Strong’s lexicon 4394 propheteia {prof-ay-ti'-ah} from 4396 ("prophecy"); TDNT - 6:781,952; n f AV -
prophecy 16, prophesying 3; 19 prophecy 1a) a discourse
emanating “from” divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of God, whether by reproving and admonishing the wicked, or comforting the afflicted, or revealing things hidden; esp. by foretelling future events 1b) Used in the NT of the utterance of OT prophets 1b1) of the prediction of events relating to Christ's kingdom and its speedy triumph, together with the consolations and admonitions pertaining to it, the spirit of prophecy, the divine mind, to which the prophetic faculty is due 1b2) of the endowment and speech of the Christian teachers called prophets 1b3) the gifts and utterances of these prophets, esp. of the predictions of the works of which,