ΠΡΟΣΠΟΙΟΥΝΤΑΙ, προσποιουνται
PROSPOIOUNTAI, prospoiountai
Sounds Like: pros-poy-OON-tay
Translations: they pretend, they feign, they make a pretense, they claim, they assume
From the root: ΠΡΟΣΠΟΙΕΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to pretend,' 'to feign,' or 'to make a pretense.' It can also mean 'to claim' or 'to assume' something, often with the implication of doing so falsely or for show. It is used when someone is acting in a way that is not genuine, or when they are asserting a connection or characteristic that may not be true.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person Plural
Strong’s number: G4339 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 1:68
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΣΠΟΙΕΟΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΡΟΣΠΟΙΕΟΜΑΙ — to pretend, to feign, to make as if, to claim, to appropriate, to affect
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