To pretend
προσποιέωStrong’s G4364prospoieō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prospoieō is the Greek word usually translated “appeared” and “pretending”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.”
Meaning
Usually translated “appeared” and “pretending”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- appeared 1
- pretending 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- John 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
προσποιέω prospoieō · to pretend
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.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “pretend” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRETEND', verb transitive
To put in a claim, truly or falsely; to hold out the appearance of being, possessing or performing. A man may pretend to be a physician, and pretend to perform great cures. Bad men often pretend to be patriots.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.