ὑπόκρισις
hupokrisis
“hypocrisy”
Definition
acting under a feigned part, i.e. (figuratively) deceit ("hypocrisy")
from G5271 (ὑποκρίνομαι);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ὑπόκρισις appears 6 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.
The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
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.
In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
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