ΑΦΟΡΜΑ, αφορμα
APHORMA, aphorma
Sounds Like: ah-FOR-mah
Translations: occasion, opportunity, a starting point, a base of operations, a pretext
From the root: ΑΦΟΡΜΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a starting point, a base of operations, or an opportunity. It can also denote a pretext or an excuse for an action. In a broader sense, it signifies anything that provides a basis or occasion for something else to happen.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G874 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΦΟΡΜΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΑΦΟΡΜΑΙΣ — (to) occasion, (to) opportunity, (to) starting point, (to) pretext, (to) cause, (to) ground
- ΑΦΟΡΜΗ — occasion, an occasion, opportunity, an opportunity, pretext, a pretext, starting point, a starting point, base of operations, a base of operations
- ΑΦΟΡΜΗΝ — occasion, opportunity, pretext, a starting point, a base of operations
- ΑΦΟΡΜ‾Η‾ — occasion, opportunity, pretext, a starting point, a base of operations
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