pseudoprophetes denotes a deceptive prophetic figure or group that misleads people, sometimes through signs.

The term identifies deceptive prophetic figures, most often groups said to arise, mislead, or require warning and testing; the same designation is also applied to individual figures, including one who performs signs and leads others astray.

1. Deceptive prophetic figures who mislead · dominant

   The nominative plural forms identify groups whose presence calls for testing in 1 John 4:1 and who arose among the people in 2 Peter 2:1; in both verses the APB renders them as figures associated with deception or destructive teaching. In Mark 13:22 and Matthew 24:11, they arise to lead people astray, while Matthew 7:15 warns of those who come in sheep's clothing; Revelation 19:20 applies the singular nominative form to a figure whose signs lead astray those connected with the wild animal.

   1 John 4:12 Peter 2:1Mark 13:22Matthew 24:11Matthew 7:15Revelation 19:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the term as “false prophet” or “false prophets.” The surrounding renderings associate these figures with arising, disguise, signs, and leading people astray.