Quick Definition
I pretend, regard
Strong's Definition
to do forward for oneself, i.e. pretend (as if about to do a thing)
Derivation: middle voice from G4314 (πρός) and G4160 (ποιέω);
KJV Usage: make as though
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).)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
προσποιέω prospoieō 1x
to add or attach; mid. to attach to one s self; to claim or arrogate to one s self; to assume the appearance of, make a show of, pretend, Luk_24:28
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
προσ -ποιέω , -ῶ ,
[in LXX : 1Sa_21:13 (14) ( H1984 hithpo .), Job_19:14 , (Sir 34:30 ( Sir_31:30 )), Da LXX Su 1:11 * ;]
to make over to, add or attach to. Mid ., to take to oneself, claim; hence, to pretend; c . inf . ( cf. Xen ., Anab., iv, 3, 20), to make as if: Luk_24:28 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
προσποιέω (~ προσποιέομαι ) [page 550]
In P Oxy I. 121 .21 (iii/A.D.) μὴ προσποιήσῃς πρὸς τοὺς κυρείους αὐτῶν , the editors translate don t make over anything to their masters, but suggest that the verb may have the sense of the mid. don t make any pretence, This is the meaning generally given in its only NT occurrence Luk_24:28 (cf. Job_19:14 ), but see Plummer ICC ad l.
Other exx. from the Κοινή are P Oxy III. 531 .5 (ii/A.D.) μηδὲν προσποιηθῇς ἕως ἐπ᾽ ἀγαθῷ πρὸς σὲ παραγὲνο (= ω )μαι , claim nothing until I come to you auspiciously (Edd.), and the fragmentary PSI III. 220 .8 (iii/A.D.) προσεποιήθην . See also the description of the ironical man in Theophr. Char , p. 52 .10 (ed. Jebb) προσποιήσασθαι ἄρτι παραγεγονέναι , he will pretend that he has just arrived, cf. .14 .
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
προσ-ποιέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: 1Ki.21:13 (14) (הָלַל hithpo.), Job.19:14, (Sir 34:30 (Sir.31:30)), Dan LXX Su 1:11 * ;]
to make over to, add or attach to. Mid., to take to oneself, claim; hence, to pretend; with inf. (cf. Xen., Anab., iv, 3, 20), to make as if: Luk.24:28.†
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