What Does “Prophet” Mean in the Bible?
Office or title
A person who speaks in the name of God. A prophet does not only announce what is going to happen: above all, he calls people to come back to God.
Where it appears in the Bible
Mark 1:2
What the Bible says
Mark 1:2
As it is written in Isaias the prophet: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Prophecy, Prophet, and Prophetess”