ὑποκριτής
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- one who answers: interpreter, expounder
- (Attic) stage actor :# (figurative) pretender, dissembler, hypocrite
Etymology
Suffix from Ancient Greek ὑποκρίνομαι (play a part on stage).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ὑποκρίνομαι
Gloss
play a part on stage
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hypocrita Latin
- hipócrita Spanish, Castilian
- κρῑ́νω Ancient Greek
- ὑποκρίνομαι Ancient Greek