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Strong's G874 · Greek

ἀφορμή

aphorme · af-or-may'

from a compound of 575 and 3729; a starting-point, i.e. (figuratively) an opportunity


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἀφ-ορμή (G874)

7 ἀφ-ορμή , -ῆς, ἡ , [in LXX: Ez 5:7 ( הָמַן ), Pr 9:9 , III Mac 3:2 *;] prop., a starting point ; in war, a base of operations ; metaph., an occasion , incentive , opportunity (MM, s.v.): II Co 11:12 , Ga 5:13 ; ἀφ. λαμβάνειν , Lk 11:24 , WH, mg., Ro 7:8 , 11 ; ἀφ. διδόναι , II Co 5:12 , I Ti 5:14 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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