Lexicon entry · Greek
G4392πρόφασιςprophasis
pretensePart of speech: Greek Noun (Feminine)
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Matthew 23:14 (not in Bible in Basic English)
προφάσει prophasei “as a pretext”
Who take away the property of widows, and before the eyes of men make long prayers; these will be judged more hardly.
προφάσει prophasei “as a pretext”
Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.
προφάσει prophasei “as a pretext”
If I had not come and been their teacher they would have had no sin: but now they have no reason to give for their sin.
πρόφασιν prophasin “excuse”
Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;
προφάσει prophasei “under pretense”
What then? only that in every way, falsely or truly, the preaching of Christ goes on; and in this I am glad, and will be glad.
προφάσει prophasei “in pretext”
For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves,
προφάσει prophasei “a pretext”