verb

hupokrinemō

Greekὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrinomai)

Strong’sG5271

I act the part, pretend

stem hupokrin-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

pretended1×

What it means

ὑπο-κρίνομαι

[in LXX: (Jb 39:32 (40:2)) אּ1 (AB אּ2 ἀπο-, עָנָה), Si 1:29 35 (32):15 Si 36 (33):2, II Mac 5:25 6:21, 24, IV Mac 6:15, 17 *;]

1. = Att.. ἀποκρίνομαι (q.v.), to answer, reply (Hom., Hdt., al.).

2. to answer on the stage, play a part (Arist., al.). Metaph., to feign, pretend (Demos., Polyb.): c. acc et inf., Lk 20:20 (cf. Ps Sol 4:22).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5271 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhoop-ok-rin'-om-ahee

to decide (speak or act) under a false part, i.e. (figuratively) dissemble (pretend)

Frommiddle voice from G5259 and G2919;

King Jamesfeign.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
hupokrinerōtoinὑποκρινομένους	happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative plural masculine	pretended	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	hupokrinemō	hupokrineme	hupokrinemi	hupokrinema	hupokrinemē	hupokrinemelē
you 2nd person singular	hupokrinesō	hupokrinese	hupokrinesi	hupokrinesa	hupokrinesē	hupokrineselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	hupokrinetō	hupokrinete	hupokrineti	hupokrineta	hupokrinetē	hupokrinetelē
we 1st person plural	hupokrinenō	hupokrinene	hupokrineni	hupokrinena	hupokrinenē	hupokrinenelē
ye 2nd person plural	hupokrinevō	hupokrineve	hupokrinevi	hupokrineva	hupokrinevē	hupokrinevelē
they 3rd person plural	hupokrinelō	hupokrinele	hupokrineli	hupokrinela	hupokrinelē	hupokrinelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	hupokrinemeiō	hupokrinemeia	hupokrinemeiē
you 2nd person singular	hupokrineseiō	hupokrineseia	hupokrineseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	hupokrineteiō	hupokrineteia	hupokrineteiē
we 1st person plural	hupokrineneiō	hupokrineneia	hupokrineneiē
ye 2nd person plural	hupokrineveiō	hupokrineveia	hupokrineveiē
they 3rd person plural	hupokrineleiō	hupokrineleia	hupokrineleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	hupokrinesōr	hupokrinesar	hupokrinesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	hupokrinetōr	hupokrinetar	hupokrinetēr
ye 2nd person plural	hupokrinevōr	hupokrinevar	hupokrinevēr
they 3rd person plural	hupokrinelōr	hupokrinelar	hupokrinelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	hupokrinemoiō	hupokrinemoia
you 2nd person singular	hupokrinesoiō	hupokrinesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	hupokrinetoiō	hupokrinetoia
we 1st person plural	hupokrinenoiō	hupokrinenoia
ye 2nd person plural	hupokrinevoiō	hupokrinevoia
they 3rd person plural	hupokrineloiō	hupokrineloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	hupokrinerō	hupokrineri	hupokrinera	hupokrinerē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	hupokrinerōtos1×	hupokrineritos	hupokrineratos	hupokrinerētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

hupokrinstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

hupokrin is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

hupokrinerōtoin“pretended”happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative plural masculine1×

Luke 20:20“pretended”Kai paratēraratois apostelala enkathetoin hupokrinerōtoin heautoin dikaioin arō, hina epilambeleia autou logou, hōste paradōara auton ta archa kai ta exousia tou hēgemōnou.So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.