To pretend
ὑποκρίνωStrong’s G5271hupokrinō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Hupokrinō is the Greek word usually translated “feigning”. It appears in 1 verse of the 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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “feigning”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- feigning 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ὑποκρίνω hupokrinō · to pretend
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “pretend” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PRETEND', verb transitive
To put in a claim, truly or falsely; to hold out the appearance of being, possessing or performing. A man may pretend to be a physician, and pretend to perform great cures. Bad men often pretend to be patriots.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.