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Koine Greek wordlink #109057

SR GNT Rom 7:11 ἀφορμὴν (aformaʸn) ‘for sin an opportunity having taken by the’ Strongs=8740 Lemma=aformē
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular

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Other uses (5) of identical word form ἀφορμὴν (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀφορμὴν’ (N-AFS) has 2 different glosses: ‘an opportunity’, ‘opportunity’.

Rom 7:8 ‘opportunity but having taken sin’ SR GNT Rom 7:8 word 1

2Cor 5:12 ‘we are commending to you_all but opportunity giving to you_all of boast’ SR GNT 2Cor 5:12 word 8

2Cor 11:12 ‘in_order_that I may cut_off the opportunity of the ones wanting an opportunity’ SR GNT 2Cor 11:12 word 9

Gal 5:13 ‘the freedom for an opportunity to the flesh but’ SR GNT Gal 5:13 word 12

1Tim 5:14 ‘to_be bearing_children to_be keeping_house not_one opportunity to_be giving to the one opposing’ SR GNT 1Tim 5:14 word 8

Greek words (3) other than ἀφορμὴν (N-AFS) with a gloss related to ‘opportunity’

MAT 26:16 εὐκαιρίαν (eukairian) N-AFS Lemma=eukairia ‘from then he was seeking an opportunity in_order_that him he may give_over’ SR GNT Mat 26:16 word 6

LUKE 22:6 εὐκαιρίαν (eukairian) N-AFS Lemma=eukairia ‘he consented and was seeking opportunity to give_over him without’ SR GNT Luke 22:6 word 6

2COR 11:12 ἀφορμήν (aformaʸn) N-AFS ‘opportunity of the ones wanting an opportunity in_order_that in what’ SR GNT 2Cor 11:12 word 12

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular