to pretend

Greek Verb

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)

to pretend

Greek Verb

προσποι-έω, 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+]

Greek

Verb

to do forward for oneself, i.e. pretend (as if about to do a thing); make as though; middle voice from g4314 (πρός) and g4160 (ποιέω)