ὑποκριτής hupokritēs · G5273
hypocrite
ὑπο-κριτής, -οῦ, ὁ; (ὑποκρίνομαι, which see) [in LXX Job.34:30 36:13 (חָנֵף) * ; ] ; 1. one who answers, an interpreter (Plat.). ; 2. a stage player, actor (Plut., Xen., al.). Metaphorical (in LXX and NT), a pretender, dissembler, hypocrite: Mat.6:2, 5 6:16 7:5 15:7 22:18 23:13-15 24:51, Mrk.7:6 Luk.6:42 12:56 13:15.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὑπο-κρῐτής, οῦ, ὁ, ; one who answers: ; I interpreter or expounder, τῆς δι᾽ αἰνιγμῶν φήμης []; II in Attic dialect, one who plays a part on the stage, actor, []; II.2 of an orator, ποικίλος ὑ. καὶ περιττός (of Dem.) []; one who delivers, recites, declaimer, ἐπῶν [] see at {ῥαψῳδοί}; rhapsodist, []; this sense or sense [] is possible in []; II.3 metaphorically, pretender, dissembler, hypocrite, []
Where it's used 20 times
Matthew 6:2 · Matthew 6:5 · Matthew 6:16 · Matthew 7:5 · Matthew 15:7 · Matthew 16:3 · Matthew 22:18 · Matthew 23:13 · Matthew 23:14 · Matthew 23:15 · Matthew 23:23 · Matthew 23:25 · Matthew 23:27 · Matthew 23:29 · Matthew 24:51 · Mark 7:6 · Luke 6:42 · Luke 11:44 · Luke 12:56 · Luke 13:15
Source: TBESG G5273; TFLSJ G5273
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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