πρόφασις
próphasis
“an outward showing, i.e. pretext”
6 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
an outward showing, i.e. pretext
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
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
Translated in KJV as
clokecolourpretenceshow
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