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.