Strong's Lexicon
G4364 — προσποιέομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4364 |
|---|---|
| Word: | προσποιέομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | middle voice from G4314 and G4160 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | prospoieomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pros-poy-eh'-om-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to do forward for oneself, i.e. pretend (as if about to do a thing) |
| KJV Renderings: | make as though |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
προσποιέω: middle, present participle προσποιούμενος (see below); imperfect 3 person singular προσεποιεῖτο (Luk 24:28, for which L text T Tr WH give the 1 aorist προσεποιήσατο); in prose writings from Herodotus down; to add to (cf. German hinzumachen); middle
1. to take or claim (a thing) to oneself.
2. to conform oneself to a thing, or rather to affect to oneself; therefore to pretend, followed by an infinitive (A. V. made as though he would etc.), Luk 24:28; κατέγραφεν εἰς τήν γῆν μή προσποιούμενος, Joh 8:6 according to manuscripts E G H K etc. (cf. Matthaei (1803 edition) at the passage). (So in Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, Demosthenes, others; Diodorus 15, 46; Philo in Flac. § 6; (in § 12 followed by participle; Josephus, contra Apion 1, 1); Aelian v. h. 8, 5; Plutarch, Timol. 5; (Test xii. Patr., test. Jos. § 3).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
προσποιέω (make as though)
Luke 24:28
- KJV: And they drew nigh unto the village whither they went and he made as though he would have gone further
- GK: και ήγγισαν εις την κώμην ου επορεύοντο και αυτός προσεποιείτο πορρωτέρω πορεύεσθαι
John 8:6
- KJV: This they said tempting him that they might have to accuse him But Jesus stooped down and with finger wrote on the ground as though not
- GK: τούτο δε έλεγον πειράζοντες αυτόν ίνα έχωσι κατηγορίαν κατ΄ αυτού ο δε Ιησούς κάτω κύψας τω δακτύλω έγραφεν εις την γην