G4392–πρόφασις–prophasis

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, even while for a pretence ye make long prayers: therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation.

προφάσει prophasei “as a pretext”

they that devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation.

προφάσει prophasei “as a pretext”

who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.

προφάσει prophasei “as a pretext”

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.

πρόφασιν prophasin “excuse”

And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

προφάσει prophasei “under pretense”

What then? only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

προφάσει prophasei “in pretext”

For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness;

προφάσει prophasei “a pretext”