προσποί-ησις,εως,ἡ,
A. taking something to oneself, acquisition, ξυμμαχίας
Th. 3.82
; ἐρώτων
J. AJ 17.4.1
.
2. pretensionorclaimto a thing, Th. 2.62 : c. gen., Id. 6.16 , Pl. La. 184c ;εἰρωνείαis defined asπ. ἐπὶ χεῖρον πράξεων καὶ λόγων affectationof . . , Thphr. Char. 1.1 , cf. Jul. Or. 3.129b ;ἡ εἰς οὐσίαν π.pretensionto real existence, Plot. 6.6.18 .
3. pretension, affectation, Arist. EN 1165b10 , Porph. Marc. 3 .