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ἀφορμή

Transliteration: aphorme · noun

7x in NTFirst: Rom 7:8
Meaningan occasion, opportunity
Part of speechnoun
Frequency7x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἀφορμὴν, ἀφορμήν
Example versesRom 7:8 · Rom 7:11 · 2Cor 5:12 · 2Cor 11:12 · Gal 5:13
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What kind of word is ἀφορμή?

ἀφορμή (aphorme) is a noun that occurs 7 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “an occasion, opportunity” and first appears in Rom 7:8.

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