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ὑποκριτής G5273

G5273 is the Greek word ὑποκριτής, transliterated hypokritḗs. The King James Version most often renders it hypocrites.

Word: ὑποκριτήςTransliteration: hypokritḗsLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 19 verses

What it means

an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e. (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite".

Where it comes from

from G5271 (ὑποκρίνομαι).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

hypocrites 16×hypocrite 3×

Strong's own list of renderings: hypocrite.

Verses using ὑποκριτής

All 19 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 6:2 · KJV

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matthew 6:5 · KJV

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matthew 6:16 · KJV

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matthew 7:5 · KJV

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.

Matthew 15:7 · KJV

Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

Matthew 16:3 · KJV

And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

Matthew 23:13 · KJV

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

Matthew 23:14 · KJV

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

Matthew 23:15 · KJV

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

Matthew 23:23 · KJV

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Matthew 23:25 · KJV

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

Matthew 23:27 · KJV

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.

Matthew 23:29 · KJV

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,

Matthew 24:51 · KJV

And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Mark 7:6 · KJV

He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Luke 6:42 · KJV

Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.

Luke 11:44 · KJV

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

Luke 12:56 · KJV

Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

Luke 13:15 · KJV

The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

Common questions

What does Strong's G5273 mean?

G5273 is the Greek word ὑποκριτής (hypokritḗs), meaning an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e. (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite".

How is G5273 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it hypocrites (16 times), hypocrite (3 times).

How many times does G5273 appear in the Bible?

ὑποκριτής (hypokritḗs) is tagged in 19 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G5273 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from G5271 (ὑποκρίνομαι).

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