pretense

Greek Noun Female

πρό-φασις, -εως, ἡ (φήμι), [in LXX: Psa.141:4 (עֲלִילָה)?עֲלִילָה)? Dan.6:4-5 (5-6) (עִלָּה) Pro.18:1, Hos.10:4 *;] a pretence, pretext: Mat.23:1 (WM, R, txt, om.), Mrk.12:40, Luk.20:47 Jhn.15:22, Act.27:30, Php.1:18, 1Th.2:5. (AS)

pretense

Greek Noun Female

πρόφᾰσ-ις, εως, ἡ, (προφαίνω) motive or cause alleged, whether truly or falsely: then, actual motive or cause, whether alleged or not: I) alleged motive, plea, without implication of truth or falsity, ἐπὶ σμικρῇ π. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; καὶ ἐπὶ μεγάλῃ καὶ ἐπὶ βραχείᾳ π. whether the plea put forward be a trifle or a weighty matter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῆς αἰτίας τὴν π. the plea in the case, the basis of the charge, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοιαύτας ἔχοντες π. καὶ αἰτίας pleas and motives, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἐπιεικής[Refs 4th c.BC+]; προφάσεις ἀληθεῖς λέγοντος pleading what was in fact true, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2) falsely alleged motive (or cause), pretext, pretence, excuse, π. ἰδίης ἀβουλίης an excuse for, [Refs 5th c.BC+] in pretence, ostensibly, στενάχοντο γυναῖκες Πάτροκλον π, σφῶν δ᾽ αὐτῶν κήδε᾽ ἑκάστη [Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to τὸ ἀληθές, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προφάσει τῶν δημοσίων on the pretence that public debts are owing, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; προφάσιος [εἵνεκεν], προφάσεως ἕνεκα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ μικρᾶς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive, αὕτη γὰρ ἦν σοι π. ἐκβαλεῖν ἐμέ for casting me out, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τοῖς δειλοῖς ἔχει μὴ ἰέναι gives them an excuse or plea for not going, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὑρὼν π. [Refs 4th c.AD+] I.2.b) phrases, πρόφασιν διδόναι, ἐνδοῦναι, allow, afford an excuse, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. μηδεμίαν θέμενος making no excuse, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; π. προτεῖναι put forward a pretext, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προφάσιας εἷλκον kept making pretences, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τινὰ πρεσβείας πορισάμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχει προφάσεις it is excusable,[Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2.c) elliptically, μή μοι πρόφασιν no excuse, no shuffling, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) the actual motive, purpose, or cause, whether alleged or not, οὔτ᾽ εὐνῆς πρόφασιν κεχρημένος οὔτε τευ ἄλλου [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸ ἐκ προφάσεως τῶν. στρατιωτῶν δηληγατευθὲν μέτρον ἐλαίου for the purpose of, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; τὴν ἀληθεστάτην π, ἀφανεστάτην δὲ λόγῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: especially as a medical technical term, external exciting cause, ἐκ πάσης π. ἐκτιτρώσκουσι they miscarry on any provocation, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, cause, σμικρὰ π. ἔξωθεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βραχεῖα π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φανερὴ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βραχείας προφάσεως ἔδει μόνον ἐφ᾽ ᾗ. δεξόμεθα. it needed but a little to move us to, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) occasion, θοἰμάτιον δεικνὺς τοδὶ πρόφασιν ἔφασκον, ὦ γύναι, λίαν σπαθᾷς I said à propos. I took occasion to say, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τῇ ἐμῇ π. à propos of me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τῇ π. τῆς ἐμαυτοῦ ἀρχῆς on the occasion of my accession, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] III) persuasion, suggestion, uncertain reading in [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) preface, τὰς σημειώσεις ὑπὸ μίαν ἐκθησόμεθα π. [Refs 1st c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

an outward showing, i.e. pretext; cloke, colour, pretence, show; from a compound of g4253 (πρό) and g5316 (φαίνω)