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προσποι-έω,
A. make over to, addorattach to, π. τισὶ τὴν Κέρκυραν
Th. 1.55
, cf. 2.2 , 3.70 , etc.; Λέσβον π. τῇ πόλει
X. HG 4.8.28
, etc.; χάριν
D. 60.14
, cf. Plot. 6.1.21 .
2. μνημείῳ κακὸν π.dodamageto,
MAMA 4.27 .
3.
= προσποιέομαι
11.3 , ὡς εἴη
X.Eph. 1.5
.
II. mostly in Med. , withaor.
Pass. in Plb. (v. infr. 5 ), D.S. 15.46 , 19.6 :—procure for oneself, ξύλινον πόδα
Close Browse lexicon entries ;include in one's purview, Plot. 6.1.19 , 6.3.8 , 6.3.19 : most freq. of persons,attach to oneself, winorgain over, ἑταιρηί̈ην
, cf. 6.66 , Th. 4.77 , etc.; τὸν δῆμον
; [θεούς] X. Vect. 6.3 : c.dupl.acc.,φίλους π. τινάς asfriends, Hdt. 1.6 ; εὔνουν π. τινά
; π. χωρίον ἐς τὴν ξυμμαχίαν
2. take to oneself what does not belong to one, pretend to, lay claim to, c. acc., τὴν τῶν γεφυρῶν οὐ διάλυσιν
: c. gen. partit.,π. τῶν χρημάτων claim some of . ., Ar. Ec. 871 , cf. Is. 4.3 , 7 .
3. generally,pretend, affect, ὀργήν
;π. ἔχθραν useitas a pretence, allege, Th. 8.108 ; π. Ἀριστοτέλην
: c.acc.part., προσποιούμενος τὸν ἡδόμενον
4. c.inf.,pretendto do or to be, Hdt. 3.2 , Antipho 2.4.2 , Lys. 1.13 ;ὅσοι πολιτικοὶ π. εἶναι professto be, Pl. Grg. 519c , cf. Alc. 1.108e , etc.; π. μὲν εἰδέναι, εἰδότες δὲ οὐδέν
, cf. 26e ;ὅρα μὴ τούτων μὲν ἐχθρὸς ᾖς, ἐμοὶ δὲ προσποιῇ(sc.εἶναι) D. 18.125 ;μὴ ἀποκτείνας π. (sc.ἀποκτεῖναι) Lys. 13.75 :aor.
Pass. , -ποιηθεὶς στρατεύειν
: c.inf. fut.,make as if onewould, X. An. 4.3.20 , etc.
5. with a neg.,pretend the contrary,δεῖ δέ, εἰ καὶ ἠδίκησαν, μὴ προσποιεῖσθαιone mustmake as if it werenotso, Th. 3.47 , cf. Thphr. Char. 1.5 ; τούτων οὐ προσποιουμένων
; οὐδὲν πέπονθας δεινόν, ἂν μὴ προσποιῇ
Pass. , σαφῶς εἰδὼς . . , οὐ προσποιηθεὶς δέ
References Th. 1.55 2.2 3.70 X. HG 4.8.28 D. 60.14 Plot. 6.1.21 MAMA 4.27 11.3 X.Eph. 1.5 Plb. 5 D.S. 15.46 19.6 Hdt. 9.37 Plot. 6.1.19 6.3.8 6.3.19 Hdt. 5.71 6.66 Th. 4.77 Ar. Eq. 215 X. Vect. 6.3 Hdt. 1.6 E. Hel. 1387 Th. 1.8 Id. 2.30 Id. 1.137 Aeschin. 2.166 Arist. EN 1127b9 Ar. Ec. 871 Is. 4.3 7 Hdt. 2.121 Isoc. 1.24 Th. 8.108 Luc. Pisc. 50 Ph. 2.531 Hdt. 3.2 Antipho 2.4.2 Lys. 1.13 Pl. Grg. 519c Alc. 1.108e Id. Ap. 23d 26e D. 18.125 Lys. 13.75 D.S. 19.6 X. An. 4.3.20 Th. 3.47 Thphr. Char. 1.5 D. 47.10 Men. Epit.Fr. 8 Philem. 23 Plb. 5.25.7 31.14.1 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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