ὑποκριτής

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From ὑποκρίνομαι "I play a part on stage" < ὑπό "below" + κρίνω "I choose"

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [hʉpokritɛː́s]
  • (Koine): IPA: [hypo̞kritˈeːs]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [ypokritˈis]

[edit] Noun

ὑποκριτής (genitive ὑποκριτοῦ) m, first declension; (hupokritēs)

  1. one who answers: interpreter, expounder
  2. actor, player
  3. hypocrite, pretender, one who feigns

[edit] Inflection

[edit] References

Strong’s concordance number: G5273