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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ἀφορμή

Strong’s: G874

Associated OET lemmas: ἀφορμή

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: ἀφορμή; -ῆς

Related lemmas: ὁρμάω

Sense 1: favorable circumstances, opportunity, occasion

Semantic entry: 22.46

Semantic domains: Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances

Subdomains: Favorable Circumstances or State

Definition: a set of circumstances favorable for a particular activity or endeavor

Notes: In a number of languages it may be necessary to translate ἀφορμή opportunity in different ways depending upon the context. For example, in RV ROM 7:8 · LV ROM 7:8 · Read together ROM 7:8 ἀφορμή may be rendered as ‘a good chance to …’ In RV GAL 5:13 · LV GAL 5:13 · Read together GAL 5:13 ἀφορμή may be rendered as ‘a good way for …,’ and in RV TI1 5:14 · LV TI1 5:14 · Read together TI1 5:14 ἀφορμή may be rendered ‘as a good reason for …’

ROM 7:8: RV ROM 7:8 · LV ROM 7:8 · Read together ROM 7:8

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OET-RV ROM 7:8

8 But sin took the opportunity from that command to produce covetousness in me, because sin would be dead without the Law.

OET-LV ROM 7:8

8 But opportunity having_taken the sin by the command, produced in me all covetousness, because/for apart_from the_law, sin dead.

ROM 7:11: RV ROM 7:11 · LV ROM 7:11 · Read together ROM 7:11

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OET-RV ROM 7:11

11 Sin deceived me when the command gave it an opportunity, and in doing so, it killed me.

OET-LV ROM 7:11

11 For/Because the sin an_opportunity having_taken by the command, deceived me and by it killed_off me.
All 5 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: RV ROM 7:8 · RV ROM 7:11 · LV ROM 7:8 · LV ROM 7:11 · Read together ROM 7:8 · Read together ROM 7:11

CO2: RV CO2 5:12 · LV CO2 5:12 · Read together CO2 5:12

GAL: RV GAL 5:13 · LV GAL 5:13 · Read together GAL 5:13

TI1: RV TI1 5:14 · LV TI1 5:14 · Read together TI1 5:14

Sense 2: unwarranted reason, excuse

Semantic entry: 89.22

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Cause and/or Reason

Definition: an unwarranted reason for some event

CO2 11:12: RV CO2 11:12 · LV CO2 11:12 · Read together CO2 11:12

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OET-RV CO2 11:12

12 But what I’m doing, I’ll keep on doing, so that I can deny the opportunity to those people who are looking for an opportunity so that what they boast about, we’ll already be doing,

OET-LV CO2 11:12

12 But what I_am_doing, also I_will_be_doing, in_order_that I_may_cut_off the opportunity of_the ones wanting an_opportunity, in_order_that in what they_are_boasting, they_may_be_found as also we.