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4392. prophasis

prophasis: a pretense
Original Word: πρόφασις, εως, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: prophasis
Phonetic Spelling: (prof'-as-is)
Short Definition: a pretext, an excuse
Definition: a pretext, an excuse.

Word Origin
from pro and phainó
Definition
a pretense
NASB Word Usage
appearance's sake (2), excuse (1), pretense (3), pretext (1).

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pretense, outward showing

From a compound of pro and phaino; an outward showing, i.e. Pretext -- cloke, colour, pretence, show.

see GREEK pro

see GREEK phaino

προτέραν — 1 Occ.
πρότερον — 10 Occ.
προεθέμην — 1 Occ.
προέθετο — 2 Occ.
προτρεψάμενοι — 1 Occ.
προδραμὼν — 1 Occ.
προέδραμεν — 1 Occ.
προυπῆρχεν — 1 Occ.
προϋπῆρχον — 1 Occ.
προφάσει — 6 Occ.
προφέρει — 2 Occ.
προφητεία — 6 Occ.
προφητεῖαι — 1 Occ.
προφητείαν — 2 Occ.
προφητείας — 10 Occ.
ἐπροφήτευον — 1 Occ.
ἐπροφητεύσαμεν — 1 Occ.
ἐπροφήτευσαν — 1 Occ.
ἐπροφήτευσεν — 4 Occ.
προεφήτευσεν — 1 Occ.


Strong's Greek 4392
7 Occurrences


προφάσει — 6 Occ.
πρόφασιν — 1 Occ.

Matthew 23:14 Noun-DFS
BIB: χηρῶν καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι
KJV: houses, and for a pretence make long
INT: of widows and as a pretext at great length praying

Mark 12:40 N-DFS
BIB: χηρῶν καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι
NAS: houses, and for appearance's sake offer
KJV: houses, and for a pretence make long
INT: widows and as a pretext at great length pray

Luke 20:47 N-DFS
BIB: χηρῶν καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσεύχονται
NAS: houses, and for appearance's sake offer
KJV: houses, and for a shew make long
INT: widows and as a pretext at great length pray

John 15:22 N-AFS
BIB: νῦν δὲ πρόφασιν οὐκ ἔχουσιν
NAS: they have no excuse for their sin.
KJV: they have no cloke for their
INT: now however excuse not they have

Acts 27:30 N-DFS
BIB: τὴν θάλασσαν προφάσει ὡς ἐκ
NAS: into the sea, on the pretense of intending
KJV: the sea, under colour as though
INT: the sea with pretext as from

Philippians 1:18 N-DFS
BIB: τρόπῳ εἴτε προφάσει εἴτε ἀληθείᾳ
NAS: way, whether in pretense or in truth,
KJV: way, whether in pretence, or in truth,
INT: way whether in pretext or in truth

1 Thessalonians 2:5 N-DFS
BIB: οὔτε ἐν προφάσει πλεονεξίας θεὸς
NAS: nor with a pretext for greed--
INT: nor with a pretext of covetousness God [is]

7 Occurrences


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