verb

prospoiemō

Greekπροσποιέω (prospoieō)

Strong’sG4364

I pretend, regard

stem prospoi-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

What it means

προσ-ποιέω, -ῶ,

[in LXX: I Ki 21:13 (14) (הלל hithpo.), Jb 19:14, Si 34 (31):30, Da LXX Su 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: Lk 24:28.†

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

Saidpros-poy-eh'-om-ahee

to do forward for oneself, i.e. pretend (as if about to do a thing)

Frommiddle voice from G4314 and G4160;

King Jamesmake as though.

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
prospoierōtosπροσποιούμενος	happening now · subjectpresent middle 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 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	prospoiemō	prospoieme	prospoiemi	prospoiema	prospoiemē	prospoiemelē
you 2nd person singular	prospoiesō	prospoiese	prospoiesi	prospoiesa	prospoiesē	prospoieselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prospoietō	prospoiete	prospoieti	prospoieta	prospoietē	prospoietelē
we 1st person plural	prospoienō	prospoiene	prospoieni	prospoiena	prospoienē	prospoienelē
ye 2nd person plural	prospoievō	prospoieve	prospoievi	prospoieva	prospoievē	prospoievelē
they 3rd person plural	prospoielō	prospoiele	prospoieli	prospoiela	prospoielē	prospoielelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	prospoiemeiō	prospoiemeia	prospoiemeiē
you 2nd person singular	prospoieseiō	prospoieseia	prospoieseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prospoieteiō	prospoieteia	prospoieteiē
we 1st person plural	prospoieneiō	prospoieneia	prospoieneiē
ye 2nd person plural	prospoieveiō	prospoieveia	prospoieveiē
they 3rd person plural	prospoieleiō	prospoieleia	prospoieleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	prospoiesōr	prospoiesar	prospoiesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prospoietōr	prospoietar	prospoietēr
ye 2nd person plural	prospoievōr	prospoievar	prospoievēr
they 3rd person plural	prospoielōr	prospoielar	prospoielēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	prospoiemoiō	prospoiemoia
you 2nd person singular	prospoiesoiō	prospoiesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	prospoietoiō	prospoietoia
we 1st person plural	prospoienoiō	prospoienoia
ye 2nd person plural	prospoievoiō	prospoievoia
they 3rd person plural	prospoieloiō	prospoieloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	prospoierō	prospoieri	prospoiera	prospoierē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	prospoierōtos1×προσποιούμενος	prospoieritos	prospoieratos	prospoierētos

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

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

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

prospoiemō — προσποιέομαι, I pretend, regard

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

prospoierōtoshappening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine1×

John 8:6houtem de legale peirazarōtois auton, hina echaleiō katēgorarō autou. tos de Iēsus katō kuptaratos to daktulo grafate eis tan gēan. mē prospoierōtosThey said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.