ὑποκρίνομαι
ὑποκρίνομαι
fut. -κρινοῦμαι
Ionic -έομαι
aor1 ὑπεκρῑνάμην
later also aor1 and perf. pass. in mid. sense
to reply, make answer, answer, Hom., Hdt.
to expound, interpret, explain, Od., Ar.:—the Attic word in this sense is ἀπο-κρίνομαι.
of actors, to answer on the stage: hence to play a part, τὴν Ἀντιγόνην ὑποκέκριται Dem.; ὑπ. τὸ βασιλικόν to take the kingʼs part, Arist.; ὑποκρ. τραγῳδίαν, κωμῳδίαν to play a tragedy, a comedy, Arist.; absol. to play a part, be an actor, Arist.
to represent dramatically: hence to exaggerate, Dem.
metaph. to play a part, to feign, pretend, c. inf., Dem.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
ὑποκρίνομαι
Headword (normalized/stripped):
υποκρινομαι
Intro Text:
ὑποκρίνομαι
fut. -κρινοῦμαι
Ionic -έομαι
aor1 ὑπεκρῑνάμην
later also aor1 and perf. pass. in mid. sense
to reply, make answer, answer, Hom., Hdt.
to expound, interpret, explain, Od., Ar.:—the Attic word in this sense is ἀπο-κρίνομαι.
of actors, to answer on the stage: hence to play a part, τὴν Ἀντιγόνην ὑποκέκριται Dem.; ὑπ. τὸ βασιλικόν to take the kingʼs part, Arist.; ὑποκρ. τραγῳδίαν, κωμῳδίαν to play a tragedy, a comedy, Arist.; absol. to play a part, be an actor, Arist.
to represent dramatically: hence to exaggerate, Dem.
metaph. to play a part, to feign, pretend, c. inf., Dem.
URN:
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