пророкъ

Old Church Slavonic

пророкъ

Etymology

From про- (pro-) +‎ рокъ (rokŭ), from рещи (rešti, “to speak, to say”). Calque of Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).

Noun

пророкъ • (prorokŭ) m

1. prophet
   • Luke 24:19-20, from Codex Assemanius, 3241900-3241920:

     ѣ́же о́ и꙯́сѣ назареи́ · ꙇ́же бъис꙯ мѫжь пррок꙯ · силенъ дѣломъ и́ словомъ · прѣдъ б꙯мь и́ всѣмі людьми ·

     About Jesus of Nazareth. He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people.

   • from Vita Constantini, 0601500-0601530:

     видиши ли, философе, дивꙿноѥ чюдо, како же пророкь Махꙿметь принесе намь благꙋю вѣсть ѡть бога и ѡбратꙇи мнѡгꙑ люди и въси дръжимꙿ се по законꙋ.

     Philosopher, do you see the wondrous miracle, how the prophet Mohammed brought us good news from God and converted many people; and how we all keep the law?

Declension

Declension of пророкъ (o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	пророкъ prorokŭ	пророка proroka	пророци proroci
genitive	пророка proroka	пророкоу proroku	пророкъ prorokŭ
dative	пророкоу, пророкови proroku, prorokovi	пророкома prorokoma	пророкомъ prorokomŭ
accusative	пророкъ, пророка prorokŭ, proroka	пророка proroka	пророкꙑ proroky
instrumental	пророкомъ prorokomŭ	пророкома prorokoma	пророкꙑ proroky
locative	пророцѣ prorocě	пророкоу proroku	пророцѣхъ prorocěxŭ
vocative	пророче proroče	пророка proroka	пророци proroci

Related terms

• прорещи pf (prorešti)

Descendants

• → Ukrainian: проро́к (prorók)

Russian

Noun

проро́къ • (prorók) m anim (genitive проро́ка, nominative plural проро́ки, genitive plural проро́ковъ, feminine проро́чица)

1. Pre-1918 spelling of проро́к (prorók).

Declension

Pre-reform declension of проро́къ (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	проро́къ prorók	проро́ки proróki
genitive	проро́ка proróka	проро́ковъ prorókov
dative	проро́ку proróku	проро́камъ prorókam
accusative	проро́ка proróka	проро́ковъ prorókov
instrumental	проро́комъ prorókom	проро́ками prorókami
prepositional	проро́кѣ prorókě	проро́кахъ prorókax