Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G5271

ὑποκρίνομαι

hypokrinomai · /hoop-ok-rin'-om-ahee/ — “pretend”

To answer, reply, or give a response; in later usage to act a part on stage, and by extension to play a role insincerely or pretend. In the LXX it can carry the sense of feigning or dissembling.

Derivation: from ὑπό and κρίνω