Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
πρό-φασις (G4392)
6 πρό-φασις , -εως, ἡ ( φήμι ), [in LXX: Ps 140 (141):4 ( עֲלִילָה ), Da TH 6:4 , 5 ( 5 , 6 ) ( עִלָּה ), Pr 18:1 , Ho 10:4 *;] a pretence , pretext : Mt 23:1 (WM, R, txt., om.), Mk 12:40 , Lk 20:47 , Jo 15:22 , Ac 27:30 , Phl 1:18 , I Th 2:5 .†
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain