ὑποκριτής

hupokritēshypocriteHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine17 occurrences3 books17 verses

Definition

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: Matthew 6:2, 5; 6:16; 7:5; 15:7; 22:18; 23:13-15; 24:51, Mark 7:6, Luke 6:42; 12:56; 13:15.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὑποκριτής:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

17 total
  1. Matthew 6:2ὑποκριταὶ · hypocrites
    So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  2. Matthew 6:5ὑποκριταί · hypocrites
    And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  3. Matthew 6:16ὑποκριταὶ · hypocrites
    When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  4. Matthew 7:5ὑποκριτά · You hypocrite
    You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
  5. Matthew 15:7ὑποκριταί · You hypocrites
    You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
  6. Matthew 22:18ὑποκριταί · You hypocrites
    But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
  7. Matthew 23:13ὑποκριταί · you hypocrites
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
  8. Matthew 23:15ὑποκριταί · you hypocrites
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
  9. Matthew 23:23ὑποκριταί · you hypocrites
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
  10. Matthew 23:25ὑποκριταί · you hypocrites
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
  11. Matthew 23:27ὑποκριταί · you hypocrites
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.
  12. Matthew 23:29ὑποκριταί · you hypocrites
    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
  13. Matthew 24:51ὑποκριτῶν · hypocrites
    Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  14. Mark 7:6ὑποκριτῶν · hypocrites
    Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
  15. Luke 6:42ὑποκριτά · [You] hypocrite
    How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
  16. Luke 12:56ὑποκριταί · [You] hypocrites
    You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
  17. Luke 13:15Ὑποκριταί · You hypocrites
    “You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?