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Strong's G5271 · Greek

ὑποκρίνομαι

hupokrinomai · hoop-ok-rin'-om-ahee

middle voice from 5259 and 2919; to decide (speak or act) under a false part, i.e. (figuratively) dissemble (pretend)


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ὑπο-κρίνομαι (G5271)

1 (KJV) ὑπο-κρίνομαι [in LXX: ( Jb 39:32 (40:2) ) אּ 1 (AB אּ 2 ἀπο- , עָנָה ), Si 1:29 35 (32):15 Si 36 (33):2 , II Mac 5:25 6:21 , 24 , IV Mac 6:15 , 17 * ;] = Att.. ἀποκρίνομαι (q.v.), to answer, reply (Hom., Hdt., al.). to answer on the stage, play a part (Arist., al.). Metaph., to feign, pretend (Demos., Polyb.): c. acc et inf., Lk 20:20 (cf. Ps Sol 4:22).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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