καὶ ποιήσας φραγέλλιον ἐκ σχοινίων πάντας ἐξέβαλεν ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, τά τε πρόβατα καὶ τοὺς βόας → And having made a whip out of cords he drove all from the temple sheep and cattle
P. and V. πρόσχημα, τό, πρόβλημα, τό, σχῆμα, τό.
excuse: P. and V. πρόφασις, ἡ, σκῆψις, ἡ.
pretending: P. προσποίησις, ἡ.