"to add or attach; mid. to attach to one’s self; to claim or arrogate to one’s self; to assume the appearance of, make a show of, pretend, Lk. 24:28*"
Definition and meaning
to add or attach; mid. to attach to one’s self; to claim or arrogate to one’s self; to assume the appearance of, make a show of, pretend, Lk. 24:28*
In the original Greek the word is written: προσποιέω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of prospoieo (G4364) across the King James Bible.
And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
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Common questions
Strong's G4364 (prospoieo) is a Greek word that means: to add or attach; mid. to attach to one’s self; to claim or arrogate to one’s self; to assume the appearance of, make a show of, pretend, Lk. 24:28* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word prospoieo (G4364) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4364 is prospoieo, a Greek word defined as: to add or attach; mid. to attach to one’s self; to claim or arrogate to one’s self; to assume the appearance of, make a show of, pretend, Lk. 24:28*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
prospoieo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.