What does ὑποκρίνομαι (hypokrínomai) mean in the Bible?
ὑποκρίνομαι (hypokrínomai): Acting a part on stage; metaphorically, feigning or pretending with deceptive intent.
Greek · G5271
ὑποκρίνομαι
To pretend
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ὑποκρίνομαιG5271
Pronunciationhypokrínomai
What does ὑποκρίνομαι (hypokrínomai) mean in the Bible?
ὑποκρίνομαι (hypokrínomai): Acting a part on stage; metaphorically, feigning or pretending with deceptive intent.
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How does the BSB render G5271?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include who pretended (1).
Where does ὑποκρίνομαι (hypokrínomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 20:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders Itwho pretended1×Luke 20:20
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First aligned rowLuke 20:20
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
ὑποκρινομένους1xhypokrinomenousLuke 20:20
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural1xLuke 20:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Acting a part on stage; metaphorically, feigning or pretending with deceptive intent.
Strong'sG5271
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to pretend
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Acting a part on stage; metaphorically, feigning or pretending with deceptive intent.
1= Att.. ἀποκρίνομαι (which see), to answer, reply (Hom., Hdt., al.).
2to answer on the stage, play apart (Arist., al.). Metaphorical, to feign, pretend (Demos., Polyb.): with accusative and inf., Luk.20:20 (cf. Ps sol 4:22).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 20:20Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
ὑποκρινομένουςupokrinomenouv
I act the part, pretend
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Grammatical Forms
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Present MiddleLuke 20:201×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
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present1
Voice
middle1
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participle1
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Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Witnesses
Luke 20:20–26ὑποκρινομένουςhypokrínomai
Pretending, acting hypocritically