Strong's Number G4392

Transliteration:

prophasis{prof'-as-is}

Word Origin:

from a compound of 4253 and 5316

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Usage in the KJV:

pretence 3, cloke 2, show 1, colour 1

Total: 7

Definition:

a pretext (alleged reason, pretended cause)
show
1. under colour as though they would do something
2. in pretence, ostensibly