aphormē · opportunity

What it means

aphormē (ἀφορμή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “opportunity”.

Occasion: a starting point or base from which to act.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Something giving a footing to act; a foothold.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• opportunity ×5
• occasion ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Romans×2
• 2 Corinthians×3
• Galatians×1
• 1 Timothy×1

• Romans 7:8

  But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of coveting; for apart from the law sin is dead.

• Romans 7:11

  for sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.

• 2 Corinthians 5:12

  We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an occasion of boasting about us, so that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.

• 2 Corinthians 11:12

  But what I am doing I will also do, so that I may cut off the opportunity of those who want an opportunity, so that in what they boast, they may be found just as we also are.

• Galatians 5:13

  For you were called to freedom, brothers; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve as slaves to one another.

• 1 Timothy 5:14

  So I want younger widows to marry, to bear children, to manage their households, to give the adversary no occasion for reproach;

And 1 more times.