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| 1 | Strong's Number: g1942 | Greek: epikalumma |
Cloke (Pretense):
is "a covering, a means of hiding" (epi, "upon," kalupto, "to cover"); hence, "a pretext, a cloke, for wickedness," 1Pe 2:16. In the Sept. it is used in Exd 26:14; 39:21, "coverings;" 2Sa 17:19; Job 19:29, "deceit."
| 2 | Strong's Number: g4392 | Greek: prophasis |
Cloke (Pretense):
either from pro, "before," and phaino, "to cause to appear, shine," or, more probably, from pro, and phemi, "to say," is rendered "cloke" (of covetousness) in 1Th 2:5; "excuse" in Jhn 15:22 (AV "cloke"); "pretense" in Mat 23:14; Mar 12:40; Luk 20:47 (AV "show"); Phl 1:18; "color" in Act 27:30. It signifies the assuming of something so as to disguise one's real motives.
See PRETENSE, SHOW.
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