Gloss
excuse; pretense, show, cover
Forms of the word
Dictionary
πρόφασις, εως, ἡ
Greek transliteration
prophasis
Simplified transliteration
prophasis
Numbers
Strong's number
4392
GK Number
4733
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
6
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3e(5b)
Definition
pr. that which appears in front, that which is put forward to hide the true state of things; a fair show or pretext, Acts 27:30; a specious cloak, Mt. 23:13; 1 Thess. 2:5; an excuse, Jn. 15:22
Greek-English Concordance for πρόφασις
| Mark 12:40 | They devour the property of widows and, as a show (prophasei | προφάσει | dat sg fem), offer up long prayers. These men will receive a more severe judgment.” |
| Luke 20:47 | who devour the houses of widows and for the sake of appearance (prophasei | προφάσει | dat sg fem) make lengthy prayers. These will receive the greater condemnation.” |
| John 15:22 | If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse (prophasin | πρόφασιν | acc sg fem) for their sin. |
| Acts 27:30 | But when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and had lowered the dinghy into the sea pretending (prophasei | προφάσει | dat sg fem) they intended to let down anchors from the bow, |
| Philippians 1:18 | What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense (prophasei | προφάσει | dat sg fem) or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice. |
| 1 Thessalonians 2:5 | For we never came with flattering speech, as you know, or with a pretext (prophasei | προφάσει | dat sg fem) for greed — God is our witness. |
