πρόφασις prophasis · G4392

πρόφᾰσ-ις, εως, ἡ, ; (προφαίνω) motive or cause alleged, whether truly or falsely: then, actual motive or cause, whether alleged or not: ; I alleged motive, plea, without implication of truth or falsity, ἐπὶ σμικρῇ π. []; καὶ ἐπὶ μεγάλῃ καὶ ἐπὶ βραχείᾳ π. whether the plea put forward be a trifle or a weighty matter, []; τῆς αἰτίας τὴν π. the plea in the case, the basis of the charge, []; τοιαύτας ἔχοντες π. καὶ αἰτίας pleas and motives, []; π. ἐπιεικής[]; προφάσεις ἀληθεῖς λέγοντος pleading …