noun · feminine
hupokrisias
Greekὑπόκρισις (hupokrisis)
Strong’sG5272
hypocrisy, dissembling
stem hupokrisi-6 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ὑπό-κρισις, -εως, ἡ
(< ὑποκρίνομαι, q.v.) [in LXX: II Mac 6:25 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5272 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoop-ok'-ree-sis
acting under a feigned part, i.e. (figuratively) deceit ("hypocrisy")
Fromfrom G5271;
King Jamescondemnation, dissimulation, hypocrisy.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hupokrisias1×ὑπόκρισις | hupokrisiais |
| object accusative | hupokrisian1×ὑπόκρισιν | hupokrisiain1×ὑποκρίσεις |
| direct address vocative | hupokrisiar | hupokrisiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | hupokrisiau1×ὑποκρίσεως | hupokrisiaiu |
| to, for dative | hupokrisia2×ὑποκρίσει | hupokrisiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hupokrisia 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
hupokrisias“hypocrisy”subjectnominative singular1×
Luke 12:1“hypocrisy”En hei episunagirataiu taiu muriadaiu tou ochlou, hōste katapatarō allēloin, archeta legarō pros toin mathētoin autou prōtem; Prosechavōr heautoi apo tau zumau, hotinas atō hupokrisias, toiu Farisaioiu.In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
hupokrisian“hypocrisy”objectaccusative singular1×
Mark 12:15“hypocrisy”tos de horarētos autoiu tan hupokrisian legata autoi; Tinem min peirazavō? feravōr mi dēnariem hina horameia.But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
hupokrisiau“hypocrisy”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Matthew 23:28“hypocrisy”houtōs kai vis exōthen men fainivō toi anthrōpoi dikaiois, esōthen de avō mestois hupokrisiau kai anomiau.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
hupokrisia“hypocrisy”to, fordative singular2×
Galatians 2:13“hypocrisy”kai sunupokrinila auto kai tois loipois Ioudaiois, hōste kai Barnabaos sunapagita autoiu ta hupokrisia.The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
1 Timothy 4:2“hypocrisy”en hupokrisia pseudologoiu, kaustēriazirētoiu tan idian suneidēsian,influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.
hupokrisiain“hypocrisy”objectaccusative plural1×
1 Peter 2:1“hypocrisy”Apotitheratois oun pantan kakian kai panton dolon kai hupokrisiain kai fthonoin kai pantain katalaliain,Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.