- Original: πρόφασις - Transliteration: Prophasis - Phonetic: prof'-as-is - Definition: 1. a pretext (alleged reason, pretended cause) 2. show a. under colour as though they would do something b. in pretence, ostensibly - Origin: from a compound of G4253 and G5316 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From a compound of G4253 and G5316 ; an outward showing that is pretext: - cloke colour pretence show. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • cloak, 1 1 Thessalonians 2:5 • color, 1 Act 27:30 • pretense, 1 Philippians 1:18