πρόφασις
prophasis · excuse, pretext
Greek word · Strong’s number G4392 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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prophasis (πρόφασις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “excuse, pretext”.
Pretext, excuse.
How to say it
pro·pha·sis
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
- A false reason to hide the real one.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- pretext ×4
- excuse ×1
- pretense ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Mark 12:40
who devour the houses of widows and as a pretext pray long prayers. These will receive the greater condemnation.”
- Luke 20:47
who devour the houses of widows and as a pretext pray long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
- John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.
- Acts 27:30
And when the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, on the pretext that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,
- Philippians 1:18
What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, the Messiah is proclaimed; and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5
For neither did we ever come with a word of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed (God is witness),