2. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to make a prophet.
Nā he aha rā te rīria ai e koe a Heremaia Anatoti, e whakaporopiti nā i a ia ki a koutou? (PT Heremaia 29:27). / Now therefore, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth who makes himself a prophet to you?
3. (loan) (modifier) prophetic.
E kupu whakaporopiti noa ake tēnei nā, e hoa mā… (TJ 19/7/1900:9). / Well, my friends, this is just a prophetic word.
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