noun · feminine
aformas
Greekἀφορμή (aformē)
Strong’sG874
an occasion, opportunity
stem aform-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀφ-ορμή, -ῆς, ἡ,
[in LXX: Ez 5:7 (הָמַן), Pr 9:9, III Mac 3:2*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G874 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | aformas | aformais |
| object accusative | aforman7×ἀφορμὴν | aformain |
| direct address vocative | aformar | aformair |
| of, belonging to genitive | aformau | aformaiu |
| to, for dative | aforma | aformai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
aforma is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
aforman“opportunity”objectaccusative singular7×
Romans 7:8“opportunity”aforman de lambaratas tas hamartas dia tau entolau katergazeta en mi pantan epithumian, chōris gar nomou hamartas nekras.But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
Romans 7:11“opportunity”tas gar hamartas aforman lambaratas dia tau entolau exapatata min kai dia autau apokteinata.For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.
2 Corinthians 5:12“opportunity”ouk palin heautoin sunistananō vi, alla aforman dōarōtois vi kauchēmeu huper nu, hina echaveiō pros toin en prosōpe kaucherōtoin kai mē en kardia.We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
2 Corinthians 11:12“opportunity”Hem de poiamō kai poiami, hina ekkoptameia tan aforman toiu thelarōtoiu aforman, hina en he kauchelō heuriskileia kathōs kai nis.But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.
2 Corinthians 11:12“opportunity”Hem de poiamō kai poiami, hina ekkoptameia tan aforman toiu thelarōtoiu aforman, hina en he kauchelō heuriskileia kathōs kai nis.But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.
Galatians 5:13“opportunity”Vis gar epi eleutheria kaliva, adelfoir; monem mē tan eleutherian eis aforman ta sarxa, alla dia tau agapau douleuavōr allēloi;For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
1 Timothy 5:14“opportunity”boulemō oun neoterain gamarō, teknogonarō, oikodespotarō, mēdenan aforman dōarō to antikeierōto loidoriau charin;So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.