Difference between revisions of "Hypocrisy; Hyprocrite"

<p> ''''' hi ''''' - ''''' pok´ri ''''' - ''''' si ''''' , ''''' hip´ō̇ ''''' - ''''' krit ''''' ( חנף , <i> ''''' ḥōneph ''''' </i> , חנף , <i> ''''' ḥānēph ''''' </i> ; ὑπόκρισις , <i> ''''' hupókrisis ''''' </i> , ὑποκριτής , <i> ''''' hupokritḗs ''''' </i> ): </p> <p> (1) "Hypocrisy" occurs only once in the Old [[Testament]] as the translation of <i> ''''' ḥōneph ''''' </i> (&nbsp; Isaiah 32:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) "profaneness"); <i> ''''' ḥānēph ''''' </i> , from which it is derived, means properly "to cover," "to hide," or "becloud," hence, to pollute, to be polluted or defiled, to make profane, to seduce; as a substantive it is translated "hypocrite" (&nbsp;Job 8:13; &nbsp;Job 13:16; &nbsp;Job 15:34; &nbsp;Job 17:8; &nbsp;Job 20:5; &nbsp;Job 27:8; &nbsp;Job 34:30; &nbsp;Job 36:13 , in all which instances the Revised Version (British and American) has "godless man," "godless men," "godless"; &nbsp;Proverbs 11:9 , the Revised Version (British and American) "the godless man"; &nbsp;Isaiah 9:17 , the Revised Version (British and American) "profane"; &nbsp;Isaiah 33:14 , the Revised Version (British and American) "the godless ones"); it is rendered "hypocritical," in &nbsp;Psalm 35:16; &nbsp;Isaiah 10:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) "profane." </p> <p> (2) "Hypocrisy," "hypocrite" are frequent in the New Testament, chiefly in Christ's discourses in the Gospels. The word <i> ''''' hupokrisis ''''' </i> (primarily, "an answer," "response") meant generally, in classical Greek, stageplaying, acting, the histrionic art; hence, it came to mean <i> acting a part in life </i> , etc. We find <i> ''''' hupokrisis ''''' </i> in this sense in &nbsp; 2 [[Maccabees]] 6:25 , the Revised Version (British and American) "dissimulation," and <i> ''''' hupokrı́nomai ''''' </i> , "to pretend," "to feign," etc. &nbsp; [[Sirach]] 1:29; &nbsp;32:15; &nbsp;33:2 , translated "hypocrite"; &nbsp;2 Maccabees 5:25 , "pretending peace," the Revised Version (British and American) "playing the man of peace"; 6:21, the Revised Version (British and American) "to make as if." <i> ''''' Hupokritēs ''''' </i> (literally, "an actor") is the [[Septuagint]] for <i> ''''' ḥānēph ''''' </i> (&nbsp; Job 34:30; &nbsp;Job 36:13 ), equivalent to bad, wicked, godless, which is perhaps included in some of our Lord's uses of the words, e.g. &nbsp;Matthew 23:27 f, "full of hypocrisy and iniquity" (compare &nbsp; Matthew 23:29 f; &nbsp; Matthew 24:51 ); but, in general, the meaning is acting a part, false, deceptive and deceived, formally and outwardly religious and good, but inwardly insincere and unrighteous; the hypocrite may come to deceive himself as well as others, but "the hypocrite's hope shall perish" (&nbsp;Job 8:13 the King James Version). On no class did our Lord pronounce such severe condemnation as on the hypocrites of His day. </p> <p> "Hypocrisy" ( <i> ''''' hupokrisis ''''' </i> ) occurs in &nbsp; Matthew 23:28; &nbsp;Mark 12:15; &nbsp;Luke 12:1; &nbsp;1 Timothy 4:2; &nbsp;1 Peter 2:1 (in &nbsp; Galatians 2:13 it is rendered "dissimulation"); "hypocrite" ( <i> ''''' hupokritēs ''''' </i> ), &nbsp;Matthew 6:2 , &nbsp;Matthew 6:5 , &nbsp;Matthew 6:16; &nbsp;Matthew 7:5; &nbsp;Matthew 15:7; &nbsp;Matthew 22:18; &nbsp;Matthew 23:13 , &nbsp;Matthew 23:15 , &nbsp;Matthew 23:23 , &nbsp;Matthew 23:25 , &nbsp;Matthew 23:29; &nbsp;Matthew 24:51; &nbsp;Mark 7:6; &nbsp;Luke 12:56; &nbsp;Luke 13:15; in &nbsp;James 3:17 , <i> ''''' anupókritos ''''' </i> is "without hypocrisy," so the Revised Version (British and American), &nbsp;Romans 12:9 ("unfeigned," &nbsp; 2 Corinthians 6:6; &nbsp;1 Timothy 1:5; &nbsp;2 Timothy 1:5; &nbsp;1 Peter 1:22 ). </p>

<p> ''''' hi ''''' - ''''' pok´ri ''''' - ''''' si ''''' , ''''' hip´ō̇ ''''' - ''''' krit ''''' ( חנף , <i> ''''' ḥōneph ''''' </i> , חנף , <i> ''''' ḥānēph ''''' </i> ; ὑπόκρισις , <i> ''''' hupókrisis ''''' </i> , ὑποκριτής , <i> ''''' hupokritḗs ''''' </i> ): </p> <p> (1) "Hypocrisy" occurs only once in the Old [[Testament]] as the translation of <i> ''''' ḥōneph ''''' </i> (&nbsp; Isaiah 32:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) "profaneness"); <i> ''''' ḥānēph ''''' </i> , from which it is derived, means properly "to cover," "to hide," or "becloud," hence, to pollute, to be polluted or defiled, to make profane, to seduce; as a substantive it is translated "hypocrite" (&nbsp;Job 8:13; &nbsp;Job 13:16; &nbsp;Job 15:34; &nbsp;Job 17:8; &nbsp;Job 20:5; &nbsp;Job 27:8; &nbsp;Job 34:30; &nbsp;Job 36:13 , in all which instances the Revised Version (British and American) has "godless man," "godless men," "godless"; &nbsp;Proverbs 11:9 , the Revised Version (British and American) "the godless man"; &nbsp;Isaiah 9:17 , the Revised Version (British and American) "profane"; &nbsp;Isaiah 33:14 , the Revised Version (British and American) "the godless ones"); it is rendered "hypocritical," in &nbsp;Psalm 35:16; &nbsp;Isaiah 10:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) "profane." </p> <p> (2) "Hypocrisy," "hypocrite" are frequent in the New Testament, chiefly in Christ's discourses in the Gospels. The word <i> ''''' hupokrisis ''''' </i> (primarily, "an answer," "response") meant generally, in classical Greek, stageplaying, acting, the histrionic art; hence, it came to mean <i> acting a part in life </i> , etc. We find <i> ''''' hupokrisis ''''' </i> in this sense in &nbsp; 2 [[Maccabees]] 6:25 , the Revised Version (British and American) "dissimulation," and <i> ''''' hupokrı́nomai ''''' </i> , "to pretend," "to feign," etc. &nbsp; [[Sirach]] 1:29; &nbsp;32:15; &nbsp;33:2 , translated "hypocrite"; &nbsp;2 Maccabees 5:25 , "pretending peace," the Revised Version (British and American) "playing the man of peace"; 6:21, the Revised Version (British and American) "to make as if." <i> ''''' Hupokritēs ''''' </i> (literally, "an actor") is the [[Septuagint]] for <i> ''''' ḥānēph ''''' </i> (&nbsp; Job 34:30; &nbsp;Job 36:13 ), equivalent to bad, wicked, godless, which is perhaps included in some of our Lord's uses of the words, e.g. &nbsp;Matthew 23:27 f, "full of hypocrisy and iniquity" (compare &nbsp; Matthew 23:29 f; &nbsp; Matthew 24:51 ); but, in general, the meaning is acting a part, false, deceptive and deceived, formally and outwardly religious and good, but inwardly insincere and unrighteous; the hypocrite may come to deceive himself as well as others, but "the hypocrite's hope shall perish" (&nbsp;Job 8:13 the King James Version). On no class did our Lord pronounce such severe condemnation as on the hypocrites of His day. </p> <p> "Hypocrisy" ( <i> ''''' hupokrisis ''''' </i> ) occurs in &nbsp; Matthew 23:28; &nbsp;Mark 12:15; &nbsp;Luke 12:1; &nbsp;1 Timothy 4:2; &nbsp;1 Peter 2:1 (in &nbsp; Galatians 2:13 it is rendered "dissimulation"); "hypocrite" ( <i> ''''' hupokritēs ''''' </i> ), &nbsp;Matthew 6:2 , &nbsp;Matthew 6:5 , &nbsp;Matthew 6:16; &nbsp;Matthew 7:5; &nbsp;Matthew 15:7; &nbsp;Matthew 22:18; &nbsp;Matthew 23:13 , &nbsp;Matthew 23:15 , &nbsp;Matthew 23:23 , &nbsp;Matthew 23:25 , &nbsp;Matthew 23:29; &nbsp;Matthew 24:51; &nbsp;Mark 7:6; &nbsp;Luke 12:56; &nbsp;Luke 13:15; in &nbsp;James 3:17 , <i> ''''' anupókritos ''''' </i> is "without hypocrisy," so the Revised Version (British and American), &nbsp;Romans 12:9 ("unfeigned," &nbsp; 2 Corinthians 6:6; &nbsp;1 Timothy 1:5; &nbsp;2 Timothy 1:5; &nbsp;1 Peter 1:22 ). </p>

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