noun · feminine
profasias
Greekπρόφασις (profasis)
Strong’sG4392
a pretext, an excuse
stem profasi-6 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πρό-φασις, -εως, ἡ
(< φήμι), [in LXX: Ps 140 (141):4 (עֲלִילָה), Da TH 6:4, 5 (5, 6) (עִלָּה), Pr 18:1, Ho 10:4*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4392 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | profasias | profasiais |
| object accusative | profasian1×πρόφασιν | profasiain |
| direct address vocative | profasiar | profasiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | profasiau | profasiaiu |
| to, for dative | profasia5×προφάσει | profasiai |
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
profasia 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
profasian“excuse”objectaccusative singular1×
John 15:22“excuse”ei mē erchama kai lalama autoi, hamartan ouk echale; nun de profasian ouk echalō peri tau hamartau autoiu.If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
profasia“show”to, fordative singular5×
Mark 12:40“show”tois katesthiarōtois tain oikiain taiu chēraiu kai profasia makreim proseucherōtois; houtois lambeli perissoterem krimem.They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
Luke 20:47“show”hois katesthialō tain oikiain taiu chēraiu kai profasia makreim proseuchelō; houtois lambeli perissoterem krimem.They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
Acts 27:30“pretense”toiu de nautoiu zētarōtoiu feugara ek teu ploieu kai chalaratoiu tan skafan eis tan thalassan profasia hōs ek prōrau ankurain mellarōtoiu ekteinarō,Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
Philippians 1:18“pretense”tinem gar? plēn hoti panto tropo, eite profasia eite alētheia, Christos katangellitō, kai en houte chairamō; alla kai chairimi,What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,
1 Thessalonians 2:5“pretext”oute gar pote en logo kolakeiau ginina, kathōs oidavē, oute en profasia pleonexiau, theos marturos,As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!