Word study · Greek

anypókritos

sincere

Say it: an-oo-POK-ree-tos (approximate)

ἀνυπόκριτος

What it means

Without hypocrisy, sincere (a- "not" plus hypokritēs "actor"). In 1:5, "sincere faith," and in 2 Timothy 1:5, Timothy's "sincere faith" that lived first in his grandmother Lois. Also in Romans 12:9 for love.

Range of meaning

  • SincereNot acted out.
  • GenuineWithout pretense.

In 1 Timothy

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0505 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources