"unfeigned, real, sincere, Rom. 12:9"
Definition and meaning
unfeigned, real, sincere, Rom. 12:9
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνυπόκριτος
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anypokritos (G505) across the King James Bible.
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
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Common questions
Strong's G505 (anypokritos) is a Greek word that means: unfeigned, real, sincere, Rom. 12:9 It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word anypokritos (G505) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G505 is anypokritos, a Greek word defined as: unfeigned, real, sincere, Rom. 12:9. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anypokritos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.