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Name of God’s Son

ΑΦΟΡΜ‾Η‾, αφορμ‾η‾

APHORM‾Ē‾, aphorm‾ē‾

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, ΑΦΟΡΜΗΝ (aphormēn), is a scribal abbreviation for ΑΦΟΡΜΗΝ, which is the accusative singular form of the noun ΑΦΟΡΜΗ. It refers to a starting point, a base of operations, or more commonly, an occasion, opportunity, or pretext for something. It is often used in the context of providing a reason or an excuse for an action.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G874 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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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
  • ΑΦΟΡΜΗΝ — occasion, opportunity, pretext, a starting point, a base of operations

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