Word study · Greek
hypokritēs
hypocrite, actor
Say it: hoo-poh-kree-TACE (approximate)
ὑποκριτής
What it means
In Greek theater the word meant an actor, someone playing a part behind a mask. Jesus uses it for people whose devotion is a performance for an audience. Matthew uses it more than any other book.
Range of meaning
- ActorA performer on stage.
- PretenderSomeone whose outward show doesn't match the heart.
In Matthew
- Chapter 6
The "actors" who give, pray, and fast for an audience (6:2, 6:5, 6:16).
- Chapter 7
"You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye" (7:5).
- Chapter 23
"Woe to you... hypocrites!" (23:13-29).
Every verse (15)
- Matthew 6:2
- Matthew 6:5
- Matthew 6:16
- Matthew 7:5
- Matthew 15:7
- Matthew 16:3
- Matthew 22:18
- Matthew 23:13
- Matthew 23:14
- Matthew 23:15
- Matthew 23:23
- Matthew 23:25
- Matthew 23:27
- Matthew 23:29
- Matthew 24:51
Verses where G5273 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources