"to answer, respond; to act a part upon the stage; hence, to assume a counterfeit character; to pretend, feign, Lk. 20:20*"
Definition and meaning
to answer, respond; to act a part upon the stage; hence, to assume a counterfeit character; to pretend, feign, Lk. 20:20*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὑποκρίνομαι
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 hypokrinomai (G5271) across the King James Bible.
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.
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Common questions
Strong's G5271 (hypokrinomai) is a Greek word that means: to answer, respond; to act a part upon the stage; hence, to assume a counterfeit character; to pretend, feign, Lk. 20:20* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word hypokrinomai (G5271) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5271 is hypokrinomai, a Greek word defined as: to answer, respond; to act a part upon the stage; hence, to assume a counterfeit character; to pretend, feign, Lk. 20:20*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hypokrinomai is a Greek word found in the New Testament.