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It denotes a discrepancy between one's public persona and private reality, often involving deceit or insincerity.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, "hupokrisis" originally referred to the art of acting or playing a role on stage. Over time, it came to be associated with the idea of pretense or insincerity in everyday life. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to criticize those who outwardly display piety or righteousness but inwardly harbor sin or deceit. This concept was particularly relevant in the religious context of first-century Judaism, where Jesus often confronted the Pharisees and religious leaders for their hypocritical behavior.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 5272</b> <i>hypókrisis</i> (a <i>feminine</i> noun, cognate with <a href="/greek/5273.htm">5273</a> <i>/hypokritḗs</i>, see there) – <i>hypocrisy</i> (literally, "under-judging"). <a href="/greek/5272.htm">5272</a> <i>/hypókrisis</i> ("hypocrisy, insincerity") literally refers to "someone acting <i>under a mask</i>," and implies a <i>specific application</i> (type) of <i>hypocrisy</i>. <a href="/greek/5273.htm">See 5273</a> (<i>hypokritēs</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5271.htm">hupokrinomai</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a reply, answer, playacting, hypocrisy<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>hypocrisy (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5272: ὑπόκρισις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὑπόκρισις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὑποκρίσεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ὑποκρίνομαι</span>, which see); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">an answering; an answer</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span>). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">the acting of a stage-player</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Artemidorus</span> Daldianus, others). <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> <span class="accented">dissimulation, hypocrisy</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-28.htm">Matthew 23:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/12-15.htm">Mark 12:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-1.htm">Luke 12:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/2-13.htm">Galatians 2:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4-2.htm">1 Timothy 4:2</a>; (<a href="/interlinear/james/5-12.htm">James 5:12</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.<span class="lexsuper">st</span></span>); <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-1.htm">1 Peter 2:1</a> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 123, 2) (2 Macc. 6:25; <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 35, 2, 13; <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, am. 8; <span class="abbreviation">Aesop</span> fab. 106 (284); (<span class="abbreviation">Philo</span>, quis rer. div. haeres § 8; de Josepho § 14)).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>hypocrisy<p>From <a href="/greek/5271.htm">hupokrinomai</a>; acting under a feigned part, i.e. (figuratively) deceit ("hypocrisy") -- condemnation, dissimulation, hypocrisy. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5271.htm">hupokrinomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>υποκρισει υποκρίσει ὑποκρίσει υποκρίσεις ὑποκρίσεις υποκρισεως υποκρίσεως ὑποκρίσεως υποκρισιν υπόκρισιν ὑπόκρισιν υποκρισις υπόκρισις ὑπόκρισις hypokrisei hypokrísei hypokriseis hypokríseis hypokriseos hypokriseōs hypokríseos hypokríseōs hypokrisin hypókrisin hypokrisis hypókrisis upokrisei upokriseis upokriseos upokriseōs upokrisin upokrisis<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/23-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 23:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐστε μεστοὶ <b>ὑποκρίσεως</b> καὶ ἀνομίας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you are full <span class="itali">of hypocrisy</span> and lawlessness.<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye are full <span class="itali">of hypocrisy</span> and iniquity.<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you are full <span class="itali">of hypocrisy</span> and lawlessness<p><b><a href="/text/mark/12-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 12:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῶν τὴν <b>ὑπόκρισιν</b> εἶπεν αὐτοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But He, knowing <span class="itali">their hypocrisy,</span> said<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> their <span class="itali">hypocrisy,</span> said<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/12-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of them the <span class="itali">hypocrisy</span> he said to them<p><b><a href="/text/luke/12-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 12:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἥτις ἐστὶν <b>ὑπόκρισις</b> τῶν Φαρισαίων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the Pharisees, which <span class="itali">is hypocrisy.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which is <span class="itali">hypocrisy.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which is <span class="itali">hyprocrisy</span> of the Pharisees<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 2:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῶν τῇ <b>ὑποκρίσει</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was carried away <span class="itali">by their hypocrisy.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with their <span class="itali">dissimulation.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of them by the <span class="itali">hyprocrisy</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/4-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 4:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν <b>ὑποκρίσει</b> ψευδολόγων κεκαυστηριασμένων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by means <span class="itali">of the hypocrisy</span> of liars<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in <span class="itali">hypocrisy;</span> having<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in <span class="itali">hypocrisy</span> of speakers of lies having been seared<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 2:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δόλον καὶ <b>ὑποκρίσεις</b> καὶ φθόνους</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> deceit <span class="itali">and hypocrisy</span> and envy<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> guile, and <span class="itali">hypocrisies,</span> and envies,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> trickery and <span class="itali">hypocrisies</span> and envyings<p><b><a href="/greek/5272.htm">Strong's Greek 5272</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5272.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/upokrisei_5272.htm">ὑποκρίσει — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/upokriseis_5272.htm">ὑποκρίσεις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/upokriseo_s_5272.htm">ὑποκρίσεως — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/upokrisin_5272.htm">ὑπόκρισιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/upokrisis_5272.htm">ὑπόκρισις — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5271.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5271"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5271" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5273.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5273"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5273" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>