Greek word study

πρόφασιςpróphasis — a pretext, an excuse

a pretext, an excuse.

Translated in the King James as: cloke, colour, pretence, show

Appears 6 times in Scripture

Origin: from a compound of G4253 (πρό) and G5316 (φαίνω);

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Where it appears

Mark — 1×
Mark 12:40
Luke — 1×
Luke 20:47
John — 1×
John 15:22
Acts — 1×
Acts 27:30
Philippians — 1×
Phil 1:18
1 Thessalonians — 1×
1 Thess 2:5

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.