Greek word · G4364
προσποιέω
prospoieō
to pretend
In the middle voice: to claim something for oneself, to pretend or make as if (Luke 24:28, 'he acted as if he were going farther'). With a negative it means to take no notice, to make no sign of attending (LSJ).
Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
προσ-ποιέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: 1 Samuel 21:13 (14) (הָלַל hithpo.), Job 19:14, (Sir 34:30 (Sirach 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: Luke 24:28.†
(AS)
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
In depth
- Range of meaning
In the middle voice: to claim something for oneself, to pretend or make as if (Luke 24:28, 'he acted as if he were going farther'). With a negative it means to take no notice, to make no sign of attending (LSJ).
- Against the English
KJV: 'as though he heard them not'. The italics there mark words the translators supplied to explain a two-word Greek phrase. Modern versions follow older manuscripts and leave the phrase out.
- Used elsewhere in the period
Luke 24:28 is its only certain New Testament use. In classical and Hellenistic Greek, 'not to take notice' is an established idiom (LSJ s.v.).
Where it appears
Luke · 1
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Luke 24:28 προσεποιήσατο appeared
As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.
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