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4392 – πρόφασις (prophasis)

pretence


Type:
Noun
fem. ♀
Greek: πρόφασις (prophasis)
Pronunciation: prof-as-is
Gematria: 967(80 + 100 + 70 + 500 + 1 + 200 + 10 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From a compound of G4253 and G5316
Usage: 6 times in NA, 7 times in TR     

Description

  1. A pretext (alleged reason, pretended cause).
  2. Show.
    1. Under colour as though they would do something.
    2. In pretence, ostensibly.


Origin

From a compound of G4253 and G5316:

φαίνωphainoG5316appear

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into prophasis :

עִלָּהilahA5931pretext
עֲלִילָהalilahH5949wantonness

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF-1
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
N-DSF-5


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Usage in NT


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Total    6

References (6 occurances in 6 verses)




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