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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἀφορμή

Lemmaἀφορμή
Citation formἀφορμή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossan occasion, opportunity
Strong’sG0874
Transliterationaphormḗ
Definitiona starting-point, i.e. (figuratively) an opportunity
KJV glosses:--occasion.
Derivationfrom a compound of and
SBLGNT occurrences6

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἀφορμὴν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-)Romans 7:11
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-)Romans 7:8
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-)2 Corinthians 11:12
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-)2 Corinthians 5:12
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-)Galatians 5:13
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-)1 Timothy 5:14
ἀφορμήν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-)2 Corinthians 11:12

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: αφορμη.