Hypokrinomai means “feign” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H5271 — naur (“youth”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G5271 ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrinomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. hupokrinomai (hoop-ok-rin'-om-ai) v. 1. to decide (speak or act) under a false part 2. (figuratively) dissemble (pretend) It has 9 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include might, flesh, themselves, men, and take. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
hupokrinomai (hoop-ok-rin'-om-ai) v. 1. to decide (speak or act) under a false part 2. (figuratively) dissemble (pretend) [middle voice from G5259 and G2919] KJV: feign Root(s): G5259, G2919
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to pretend
Usage: ὑπο-κρίνομαι [in LXX: (Job.40:2) אּ1 (AB אּ2 ἀπο-, עָנָה), Sir.1:29 35:15 (32:15) Sir.36:2 (33:2), 2Ma.5:25 2Mac 6:21 2Mac 6:24, 4Ma.6:15 4Mac 6:17 * ;] __1. = Att.. ἀποκρίνομαι (which see), to answer, reply (Hom., Hdt., al.). __2. to answer on the stage, play apart (Arist., al.). Metaphorical, to feign, pretend (Demos., Polyb.): with accusative and inf., Luk.20:20 (cf. Ps sol 4:22).† (AS)
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Strong's G5271 (ὑποκρίνομαι) appears 8 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
8 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
who coming to Jerusalem, and pretending peace, did forbear till the holy day of the Sabbath, when taking the Jews keeping holy day, he commanded his men to arm themselves.
But they that had the charge of that wicked feast, for the old acquaintance they had with the man, taking him aside, besought him to bring flesh of his own provision, such as was lawful for him to use, and make as if he did eat of the flesh taken from the sacrifice commanded by the king;
For it becometh not our age, said he, in anywise to dissemble, whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar, being fourscore years old and ten, were now gone to a strange religion;
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5271.
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
who coming to Jerusalem, and pretending peace, did forbear till the holy day of the Sabbath, when taking the Jews keeping holy day, he commanded his men to arm themselves.
But they that had the charge of that wicked feast, for the old acquaintance they had with the man, taking him aside, besought him to bring flesh of his own provision, such as was lawful for him to use, and make as if he did eat of the flesh taken from the sacrifice commanded by the king;
For it becometh not our age, said he, in anywise to dissemble, whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar, being fourscore years old and ten, were now gone to a strange religion;
We will bring you some meat cooked by yourself, and do you save yourself by pretending that you have eaten swine’s flesh.
Let not us who are children of Abraham be so evil advised as by giving way to make use of an unbecoming pretense;
And take good heed what thou speakest.
Do not the tears run down the widow’s cheeks? And is not her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
And send thy fear upon all the nations that seek not after thee.
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Hypokrinomai (Strong's G5271) is a Greek word most simply glossed "feign". hupokrinomai (hoop-ok-rin'-om-ai) v. 1. to decide (speak or act) under a false part 2. (figuratively) dissemble (pretend)
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's G5271 across 4 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5271 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as might, flesh, themselves, men, take, and pretending. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 8 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5271, with linked reader references where each row is available.