Lexical Definition
ὑποκριτής hypokritḗs (hoop-ok-ree-tace') hypocrite G:N-M
from ὑποκρίνομαι
hypocrite.
- an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e. (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite"
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὑποκριτῶν | hypocrites | Matt.24.51 • Mark.7.6 |
| ὑποκριταὶ | hypocrites | Matt.6.2 • Matt.6.16 |
| ὑποκριταί | hypocrites | Matt.6.5 • Matt.15.7 • Matt.16.3 • Matt.22.18 • Matt.23.13 • Matt.23.14 • Matt.23.15 • Matt.23.23 • Matt.23.25 • Matt.23.27 • Matt.23.29 • Luke.11.44 • Luke.12.56 • Luke.13.15 |
| ὑποκριτά | Hypocrite | Matt.7.5 • Luke.6.42 |
| υποκριταί | hypocrites | LXX.Job.36.13 |
| υποκριτήν | who is a hypocrite | LXX.Job.34.30 |
Abbott-Smith
ὑπο-κριτής, -οῦ, ὁ (< ὑποκρίνομαι, q.v.) [in LXX Jb 34:30 36:13 (חָנֵף) * ;]
1. one who answers, an interpreter (Plat.).
2. a stage player, actor (Plut., Xen., al.). Metaph. (in LXX and NT), a pretender, dissembler, hypocrite: Mt 6:2, 5, 16 7:5 15:7 22:18 23:13-15 24:51, Mk 7:6 Lk 6:42 12:56 13:15.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 34:30 · 36:13 |
| Matthew | 6:2 · 6:5 · 6:16 · 7:5 · 15:7 · 22:18 · 23:13 · 24:51 |
| Mark | 7:6 |
| Luke | 6:42 · 12:56 · 13:15 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὑποκριτής-κρῐτής, οῦ, ὁ,
one who answers:
__I interpreter or expounder, τῆς δι᾽ αἰνιγμῶν φήμης [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II in Attic dialect, one who plays a part on the stage, actor, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 of an orator, ποικίλος ὑ. καὶ περιττός (of Dem.) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; one who delivers, recites, declaimer, ἐπῶν [Refs] see at {ῥαψῳδοί}; rhapsodist, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; this sense or sense [Refs] is possible in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.3 metaphorically, pretender, dissembler, hypocrite, [LXX+NT]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Job.34.30 ☩ Matt.23.13