Strong's Greek · G5271

ὑποκρίνομαι

hypokrínomai

feign

Definition

to decide (speak or act) under a false part, i.e. (figuratively) dissemble (pretend)

Derivation

middle voice from G5259 (ὑπό) and G2919 (κρίνω);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Luke 20:20

So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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