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πρόφασις

MainId: 004295000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: π

StrongCodes: G4392

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 004295001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: πρόφασις

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -εως

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'φαίνω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 004295001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 88.230

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

      LEXSubDomains: Hypocrisy, Pretense

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-02-07 12:34:35

         DefinitionShort: to pretend to be engaged in a particular activity

         Glosses: ['to pretend', 'pretense']

      LEXReferences: MARK 12:40, LUKE 20:47, ACTs 27:30, PHP 1:18, 1TH 2:5

   2. LEXID: 004295001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 33.437

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Communication

      LEXSubDomains: Defend, Excuse

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-02-07 12:34:35

         DefinitionShort: what is said in defense of a particular action, but without real justification

         Glosses: excuse

         Comments: In a number of languages ‘to have no excuse’ is rendered as ‘to not be able to justify’ or ‘to not be able to give a good reason for.’

      LEXReferences: YHN 15:22