BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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GREEK · G5273
hupokritēs — hypocrite
ὑπο-κριτής, -οῦ, ὁ (ὑποκρίνομαι, which see) [in LXX Job.34:30 36:13 (חָנֵף) * ;] 1. one who answers, an interpreter (Plat.). 2. a stage player, actor (Plut., Xen., al.). Metaphorical (in LXX and NT), a pretender, dissembler, hypocrite: Mat.6:2, 5 6:16 7:5 15:7 22:18 23:13-15 24:51, Mrk.7:6 Luk.6:42 12:56 13:15.† (AS)
17 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2611
cha.neph — profane
hypocritical, godless, profane, hypocrite, irreligious
13 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2867
koniaō — to whitewash
κονιάω, -ῶ (κονία, dust, lime), [in LXX: Deu.27:2, 4 (שִׂיד), Pro.21:9 * ;] to plaster or whiten over: of tombs, Mat.23:27; figuratively, of a hypocrite, Act.23:3.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2612
cho.neph — profaneness
hypocrisy, godlessness, hypocrite, profaneness
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20377
enupokrinomai — play the hypocrite
play the hypocrite
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →One who puts on a mask and feigns himself to be what he is not; a dissembler in religion. Our Lord severely rebuked the scribes and Pharisees for their hypocrisy (Matt. 6:2, 5, 16). “The hypocrite’s hope shall perish” (Job 8:13). The Hebrew word here rendered “hypocrite” rather means the “godless” or “profane,” as it is rendered in Jer. 23:11, i.e., polluted with crimes.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
