Strong's Number G874

ἀφορμή

aphorme · af-or-may'

Transliteration:

aphorme{af-or-may'}

Word Origin:

from a compound of 575 and 3729

TDNT:

5:472,730

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

a starting-point, i.e. (figuratively) an opportunity

Usage in the KJV:

occasion 7

Total: 7
Occurs 7 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a place from which a movement or attack is made, a base of operations
metaph. that by which endeavour is excited and from which it goes forth
1. that which gives occasion and supplies matter for an undertaking, the incentive
2. the resources we avail ourselves of in attempting or performing anything