ΑΦΟΡΜΗΝ, αφορμην
APHORMĒN, aphormēn
Sounds Like: ah-for-MEN
Translations: occasion, opportunity, pretext, a starting point, a base of operations
From the root: ΑΦΟΡΜΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an occasion, opportunity, or pretext for something. It can also denote a starting point or a base of operations, from which an action or journey begins. In a negative sense, it can mean a pretext or excuse for wrongdoing.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G874 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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.
- ΑΦΟΡΜΑ — occasion, opportunity, a starting point, a base of operations, a pretext
- 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
- ΑΦΟΡΜ‾Η‾ — occasion, opportunity, pretext, a starting point, a base of operations
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