noun · masculine
hupokritos
Greekὑποκριτής (hupokritēs)
Strong’sG5273
a hypocrite, dissembler
stem hupokrit-17 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὑπο-κριτής, -οῦ, ὁ
(< ὑποκρίνομαι, q.v.) [in LXX Jb 34:30 36:13 (חָנֵף) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5273 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoop-ok-ree-tace'
an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e. (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite"
Fromfrom G5271;
King Jameshypocrite.
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 | hupokritos | hupokritois3×ὑποκριταὶ |
| object accusative | hupokriton | hupokritoin |
| direct address vocative | hupokritor2×ὑποκριτά | hupokritoir10×ὑποκριταί |
| of, belonging to genitive | hupokritou | hupokritoiu2×ὑποκριτῶν |
| to, for dative | hupokrito | hupokritoi |
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
hupokrito 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
17 occurrences, every one of them listed
hupokritor“hypocrite”direct addressvocative singular2×
Matthew 7:5“hypocrite”hupokritor, ekballasar prōtem ek tou ofthalmou su tan dokan, kai tote diablepasi ekballara tem karfem ek tou ofthalmou tou adelfou su.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.
Luke 6:42“hypocrite”pōs dunesō legarō to adelfo su; Adelfor, afiēkasar ekballameia tem karfem tem en to ofthalmo su, autos tan en to ofthalmo su dokan ouk bleparōtos? hupokritor, ekballasar prōtem tan dokan ek tou ofthalmou su, kai tote diablepasi tem karfem tem en to ofthalmo tou adelfou su ekballara.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.
hupokritois“hypocrites”subjectnominative plural3×
Matthew 6:2“hypocrites”Hotan oun poiaseiō eleēmosunan, mē salpizaseia emprosthen su, hōsper tois hupokritois poialō en tai sunagōgai kai en tai rumai, hopōs doxazileia hupo toiu anthrōpoiu; amēn legamō vi, apechalō ton misthon autoiu.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.
Matthew 6:5“hypocrites”Kai hotan proseucheveiō, ouk evi hōs tois hupokritois; hoti filalō en tai sunagōgai kai en tai gōniai taiu platuaiu histanarētois proseucherō, hopōs fainileia toi anthrōpoi; amēn legamō vi, apechalō ton misthon autoiu.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.
Matthew 6:16“hypocrites”Hotan de nēsteuaveiō, mē ginevōr hōs tois hupokritois skuthrōpois, afanizalō gar teim prosōpeim autoiu hopōs fainileia toi anthrōpoi nēsteuarōtois; amēn legamō vi, apechalō ton misthon autoiu.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.
hupokritoir“hypocrites”direct addressvocative plural10×
Matthew 15:7“hypocrites”hupokritoir, kalōs profēteuata peri vu Ēsaios legarōtos;You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
Matthew 22:18“hypocrites”gnōskaratos de tos Iēsus tan ponērian autoiu legata; Tinem min peirazavō, hupokritoir?But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
Matthew 23:13“hypocrites”Ouai de vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti kleiavō tan basileian toiu ouranoiu emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu; vis gar ouk eiserchevō, oude toin eisercherōtoin afiēkavō eiserchara.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.
Matthew 23:15“hypocrites”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti periagavō tan thalassan kai tan xēran poiara henon prosēluton, kai hotan gineteia poiavō auton huion geennau diplouoteron vu.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.
Matthew 23:23“hypocrites”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti apodekatavō tem hēduosmem kai tem anēthem kai tem kuminem, kai afiēkava teim baruotereim tou nomou, tan krisian kai tem elesem kai tan pistian; houteim date poiara kakeineim mē afiēkarō.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.
Matthew 23:25“hypocrites”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti katharizavō tem exōthen teu potērieu kai tau paropsiau, esōthen de gemalō ek harpagau kai akrasiau.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.
Matthew 23:27“hypocrites”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti paromoiazavō tafoi koniirētoi, hotinois exōthen men fainilō hōraiois esōthen de gemalō osteiu nekroiu kai pantau akatharsiau;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.
Matthew 23:29“hypocrites”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti oikodomavō toin tafoin toiu profētoiu kai kosmavō teim mnēmeieim toiu dikaioiu,Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
Luke 12:56“hypocrites”hupokritoir, tem prosōpem tau gēau kai tou ouranou oidavē dokimazarō, ton de kairon houton pōs ouk oidavē dokimazarō?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?
Luke 13:15“hypocrites”apokrinita de auto tos kurios kai legata; Hupokritoir, hekastos vu te sabbate ouk luatō ton bouon autou ē ton onon apo tau fatnau kai apagaratos potizatō?“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?
hupokritoiu“hypocrites”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Matthew 24:51“hypocrites”kai dichotomati auton kai tem merem autou meta toiu hupokritoiu tithati; ekei eti tos klauthmos kai tos brugmos toiu odontoiu.Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.[’’]
Mark 7:6“hypocrites”tos de legata autoi; Kalōs profēteuata Ēsaios peri vu toiu hupokritoiu, hōs grafitē hoti Houtos tos laos tei cheilei min timatō, tas de kardias autoiu porrō apechatō apo mu;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.