What does ὑπόκρισις · ψευδολόγος mean in the Bible?
ὑπόκρισις · ψευδολόγος is a Greek phrase meaning "hypocrisy of liars".
Greek · G5272, G5573
ὑποκρίσει ψευδολόγων
Hypocrisy · lying
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ὑπόκρισιςG5272hypocrisy
Pronunciationhypókrisis
Pretense masking inner reality; originally stage-acting, now spiritual insincerity before God and others.
Open lexicon entry →ψευδολόγοςG5573lying
Pronunciationpseudológos
One who habitually speaks falsehoods; emphasizes character of habitual liar rather than isolated false statements
Open lexicon entry →What does ὑποκρίσει ψευδολόγων (hypokrisei pseudologōn) mean in the Bible?
ὑπόκρισις · ψευδολόγος is a Greek phrase meaning "hypocrisy of liars".
Full entry for ὑποκρίσει ψευδολόγων (G5272, G5573) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5272, G5573?
G5272, G5573 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. hypocrisy of liars
Source Gloss
hypocrisy of liars
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternSingular (5)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineLuke 12:11×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 23:281×
Dative · Singular · FeminineGal 2:13 · 1 Tim 4:22×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMark 12:151×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine1 Pet 2:11×
Word Origins
ὑποκρίσει ψευδολόγων is built from this root: