Noun prophasis (pretence, pretext) in the New Testament

(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament with a few modifications for a more litteral meaning)

Mark

12: 40They devour widows' houses and for a pretence (prophasis) [they are] being praying lengthily. They will receive the greater condemnation."

Luke

20: 47They devour widows' houses and for a pretence (prophasis) they pray lengthily. They will receive the greater condemnation."

John

15: 22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but now they have no pretext (prophasis) for their sin.

Acts

27: 30But when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, on the pretext (prophasis) of putting out anchors from the bow,

Philippians

1: 18What does it matter? Just this, that Christ is proclaimed in every way, whether in pretence (prophasis) or in truth; and in that I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,

1 Thessalonians

2: 5As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext (prophasis) for greed;