ΠΡΟΣΠΟΙΕΟΜΑΙ, προσποιεομαι
PROSPOIEOMAI, prospoieomai
Sounds Like: pros-poy-EH-oh-my
Translations: to pretend, to feign, to make as if, to claim, to appropriate, to affect
From the root: ΠΡΟΣΠΟΙΕΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition πρός (pros), meaning 'to, toward, in addition to', and the verb ποιέω (poieo), meaning 'to make' or 'to do'. Together, it means 'to make towards oneself' or 'to make as if', hence to pretend or feign. It describes the act of assuming an appearance or behavior that is not genuine, or claiming something as one's own.
Inflection: Middle Voice, Deponent Verb
Strong’s number: G4339 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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- ΠΡΟΣΠΟΙΟΥΝΤΑΙ — they pretend, they feign, they make a pretense, they claim, they assume
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