verb

euprosōpamō

Greekεὐπροσωπέω (euprosōpeō)

Strong’sG2146

I make a fair outward appearance

stem euprosōp-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

make a good showing1×

What it means

**† εὐ-προσωπέω, -ῶ

(< εὐπρόσωπος, fair of face), [in Al.: Ps 140 (141):6, v.l. for -ίζω*;]

to look well, make a fair show: metaph. (as in π.; v. Deiss., LAE, 96), Ga 6:12.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2146 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidyoo-pros-o-peh'-o

to be of good countenance, i.e. (figuratively) to make a display

Fromfrom a compound of G2095 and G4383;

King Jamesmake a fair show.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
euprosōparaεὐπροσωπῆσαι	happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive	make a good showing	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	euprosōpamō	euprosōpame	euprosōpami	euprosōpama	euprosōpamē	euprosōpamelē
you 2nd person singular	euprosōpasō	euprosōpase	euprosōpasi	euprosōpasa	euprosōpasē	euprosōpaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	euprosōpatō	euprosōpate	euprosōpati	euprosōpata	euprosōpatē	euprosōpatelē
we 1st person plural	euprosōpanō	euprosōpane	euprosōpani	euprosōpana	euprosōpanē	euprosōpanelē
ye 2nd person plural	euprosōpavō	euprosōpave	euprosōpavi	euprosōpava	euprosōpavē	euprosōpavelē
they 3rd person plural	euprosōpalō	euprosōpale	euprosōpali	euprosōpala	euprosōpalē	euprosōpalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	euprosōpameiō	euprosōpameia	euprosōpameiē
you 2nd person singular	euprosōpaseiō	euprosōpaseia	euprosōpaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	euprosōpateiō	euprosōpateia	euprosōpateiē
we 1st person plural	euprosōpaneiō	euprosōpaneia	euprosōpaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	euprosōpaveiō	euprosōpaveia	euprosōpaveiē
they 3rd person plural	euprosōpaleiō	euprosōpaleia	euprosōpaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	euprosōpasōr	euprosōpasar	euprosōpasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	euprosōpatōr	euprosōpatar	euprosōpatēr
ye 2nd person plural	euprosōpavōr	euprosōpavar	euprosōpavēr
they 3rd person plural	euprosōpalōr	euprosōpalar	euprosōpalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	euprosōpamoiō	euprosōpamoia
you 2nd person singular	euprosōpasoiō	euprosōpasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	euprosōpatoiō	euprosōpatoia
we 1st person plural	euprosōpanoiō	euprosōpanoia
ye 2nd person plural	euprosōpavoiō	euprosōpavoia
they 3rd person plural	euprosōpaloiō	euprosōpaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	euprosōparō	euprosōpari	euprosōpara1×εὐπροσωπῆσαι	euprosōparē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	euprosōparōtos	euprosōparitos	euprosōparatos	euprosōparētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

euprosōpstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

euprosōp is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

euprosōpara“make a good showing”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×

Galatians 6:12“make a good showing”hosois thelalō euprosōpara en sarxa, houtois anankazalō vin peritemnirō, monem hina to stauro tou Christou mē diōkileiō;Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.