ὑποκρίνω (hupokrinō) means “to pretend” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: hoop-ok-rin'-om-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ὑποκρίνω · hupokrinō · to pretend
ὑπο-κρίνομαι [in LXX: (Job.40:2) אּ1 (AB אּ2 ἀπο-, עָנָה), Sir.1:29 35:15 (32:15) Sir.36:2 (33:2), 2Ma.5:25 2Mac 6:21 2Mac 6:24, 4Ma.6:15 4Mac 6:17 * ;] 1. = Att.. ἀποκρίνομαι (which see), to answer, reply (Hom., Hdt., al.). 2. to answer on the stage, play apart (Arist., al.). Metaphorical, to feign, pretend (Demos., Polyb.): with accusative and inf., Luk.20:20 (cf. Ps sol 4:22).† (AS)
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I act the part, pretend; I answer, respond.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
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| who pretended | 1 |
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| which should feign | 1 |
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So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
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