The Koine Bible

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πρόφασις

Lemmaπρόφασις
Citation formπρόφασις, εως, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa pretext, an excuse
Strong’sG4392
Transliterationpróphasis
Definitionan outward showing, i.e. pretext
KJV glosses:--cloke, colour, pretence, show.
Derivationfrom a compound of and
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