Word study · Greek
synypokrínomai
to join in hypocrisy
Say it: soon-hoop-ok-REE-no-my (approximate)
συνυποκρίνομαι
What it means
To act as a hypocrite along with others, to play a part together. In 2:13, "the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy," even Barnabas, when Peter withdrew from the Gentile believers.
Range of meaning
- Join in pretendingAct a part together.
- Follow a bad exampleBe carried along.
In Galatians
- Chapter 2
"The rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy" (2:13).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G4942 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources