verb
prospoiomō
Strong’sG4364
I pretend, regard
stem prospoi-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
προσ-ποιέω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: I Ki 21:13 (14) (הלל hithpo.), Jb 19:14, Si 34 (31):30, Da LXX Su 11*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4364 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
make over to, add or attach to, π. τισὶ τὴν Κέρκυραν Refs 5th c.BC+; Λέσβον π. τῇ πόλει Refs 5th c.BC+
2 μνημείῳ κακὸν π. do damage to, Refs
3 ={προσποιέομαι} 11.3, ὡς εἴη Refs 2nd c.AD+
II mostly in middle, with aorist passive in Refs 2nd c.BC+:—procure for oneself, ξύλινον πόδα Refs 5th c.BC+; include in one's purview, Refs 3rd c.AD+: most frequently of persons, attach to oneself, win or gain over, ἑταιρηΐην Refs 5th c.BC+; [θεούς] Refs 5th c.BC+ as friends, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 take to oneself what does not belong to one, pretend to, lay claim to, with accusative, τὴν τῶν γεφυρῶν οὐ διάλυσιν Refs 4th c.BC+ claim some of.. , Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 generally, pretend, affect, ὀργήν Refs 5th c.BC+; π. ἔχθραν use it as a pretence, allege, Refs 5th c.BC+: c.accusative participle, προσποιούμενος τὸν ἡδόμενον Refs 1st c.AD+
II.4 with infinitive, pretend to do or to be, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὅσοι πολιτικοὶ π. εἶναι profess to be, Refs 5th c.BC+, compare 26e; ὅρα μὴ τούτων μὲν ἐχθρὸς ᾖς, ἐμοὶ δὲ προσποιῇ (i.e. εἶναι) Refs 4th c.BC+; μὴ ἀποκτείνας π. (i.e. ἀποκτεῖναι) Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist passive, -ποιηθεὶς στρατεύειν Refs 1st c.BC+: with infinitive future, make as if one would, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.5 with a negative, pretend the contrary, δεῖ δέ, εἰ καὶ ἠδίκησαν, μὴ προσποιεῖσθαι one must make as if it were not so, Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist passive, σαφῶς εἰδὼς.., οὐ προσποιηθεὶς δέ Refs 2nd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| prospoiorōntosπροσποιούμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prospoiomō | prospoiome | prospoiomē | prospoiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | prospoiosō | prospoiose | prospoiosē | prospoioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prospoiotō | prospoiote | prospoiotē | prospoiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | prospoionō | prospoione | prospoionē | prospoionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prospoiovō | prospoiove | prospoiovē | prospoiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | prospoiolō | prospoiole | prospoiolē | prospoiolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prospoiomeiō | prospoiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prospoioseiō | prospoioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prospoioteiō | prospoioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | prospoioneiō | prospoioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prospoioveiō | prospoioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prospoioleiō | prospoioleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | prospoiosōr | prospoiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prospoiotōr | prospoiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | prospoiovōr | prospoiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | prospoiolōr | prospoiolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prospoiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | prospoiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prospoiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | prospoionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | prospoiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | prospoioloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | prospoiorō | prospoiorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | prospoiorōntos1×προσποιούμενος | prospoiorēntos |
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
prospoi 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
prospoiorōntoshappening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
John 8:6… daktulo grafate eis tan gēan. mē prospoiorōntos… to write on the ground with His finger.