verb

Greekὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrinomai)

Biblang

hupokrinomō

Strong’sG5271

I act the part, pretend

stem hupokrin-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

What it means

What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.

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.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in

ὑποκρίνω [ῑ],
separate gradually, Refs
II subject to inquiry, interrogate, τοὺς ἀντιδίκους Refs
B middle ὑποκρίνομαι, future -κρινοῦμαι, Ionic dialect -έομαιRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ὑπεκρινάμην Refs 8th c.BC+aorist and perfect passive in middle sense, ὑπεκρίθην [ῐ] Refs 5th c.BC+:—reply, make answer, Refs 8th c.BC+; τινιRefs 8th c.BC+; of an oracle, Refs 5th c.BC+ —the _Attic dialect_ word was ἀποκρίνομαι (ὑποκρ- is given by all codices of Refs 5th c.BC+ appears in all codices of Refs 5th c.BC+
B.2 expound, interpret, explain, ὄνειρον Refs 8th c.BC+; ὑ. ὅπως.. Refs 3rd c.BC+
B.II Attic dialect, speak in dialogue, hence play a part on the stage, the part played being put in accusative, τὴν Ἀντιγόνην Σοφοκλέους ὑποκέκριται Refs 4th c.BC+ [same place]; [ἥρωα] Refs 2nd c.AD+: absolutely, play a part, be an actor, οἱ ὑποκρινόμενοι Refs 4th c.BC+; ὑ. τραγῳδίας, κωμῳδίαν, play tragedies, comedy, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ὑπεκρίθησαν τραγῳδοί tragedians acted, Refs 4th c.BC+; μισθῶν ἐλασσόνων συνεχώρησεν ὑποκρινεῖσθαι τῷ δήμῳ Refs 4th c.BC+ play all the characters, Refs 2nd c.AD+
B.II.2 deliver a speech, declaim, of orators and rhetoricians, Refs 5th c.BC+; represent dramatically, ἐρωτικῶν δραμάτων ὑποθέσεις, of Refs 5th c.BC+; ape, mimic, τὸ τῶν Ἰνδῶν ἔργον Refs 2nd c.AD+; represent in art, Philostr Jun.Refs 4th c.AD+
B.II.3 of an orator, use histrionic arts, exaggerate, Refs 4th c.BC+
B.II.4 metaphorically, play a part, feign, pretend, LXX; ὑ. τὸν βασιλικόν take the king's part, play the king, Refs 4th c.BC+; ὑπολαμβάνειν καὶ ὑποκρίνεσθαιRefs 1st c.BC+: with infinitive, LXX+4th c.BC+; ὑ. ὡς ἐσθίονταLXX+2nd c.AD+
B.II.5 with accusative, deceive, Refs 2nd c.AD+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

pretended1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
hupokrinorōntoinὑποκρινομένους	happening now · objectpresent middle or passive 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	hupokrinomō	hupokrinome	hupokrinomē	hupokrinomelē
you 2nd person singular	hupokrinosō	hupokrinose	hupokrinosē	hupokrinoselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	hupokrinotō	hupokrinote	hupokrinotē	hupokrinotelē
we 1st person plural	hupokrinonō	hupokrinone	hupokrinonē	hupokrinonelē
ye 2nd person plural	hupokrinovō	hupokrinove	hupokrinovē	hupokrinovelē
they 3rd person plural	hupokrinolō	hupokrinole	hupokrinolē	hupokrinolelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	hupokrinomeiō	hupokrinomeiē
you 2nd person singular	hupokrinoseiō	hupokrinoseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	hupokrinoteiō	hupokrinoteiē
we 1st person plural	hupokrinoneiō	hupokrinoneiē
ye 2nd person plural	hupokrinoveiō	hupokrinoveiē
they 3rd person plural	hupokrinoleiō	hupokrinoleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	hupokrinosōr	hupokrinosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	hupokrinotōr	hupokrinotēr
ye 2nd person plural	hupokrinovōr	hupokrinovēr
they 3rd person plural	hupokrinolōr	hupokrinolēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present
I 1st person singular	hupokrinomoiō
you 2nd person singular	hupokrinosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singular	hupokrinotoiō
we 1st person plural	hupokrinonoiō
ye 2nd person plural	hupokrinovoiō
they 3rd person plural	hupokrinoloiō

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice	hupokrinorō			hupokrinorē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice	hupokrinorōntos1×			hupokrinorēntos

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+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen 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

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

hupokrinorōntoin“pretended”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle accusative plural masculine1×

Luke 20:20Kai paratērarantois apostelala enkathetoin hupokrinorōntoin heautoin dikaioin arō, hina epilabeleia autou …… Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping …