εως (ἡ) [ῐσ]
   I réponse, HDT. 1, 116 ; 9, 9 ; A.RH. 4, 1755 ; particul. réponse d’un oracle, HDT. 1, 90 ;
   II action de jouer un rôle, une pièce, LUC. Pisc. 32 ; une pantomime, ARSTT. Nic. 3, 10, 4 ; adv. ὑπόκρισιν, PD. fr. 259, selon le jeu de, càd. à la façon de, etc. LUC. Salt. 65 ; p. ext. :
      1 débit théâtral, déclamation, ARSTT. Nic. 3, 1, 3 ; 3, 12, 2, etc. ; POL. 10, 47, 10 ;
      2 feinte, faux-semblant, PHOCYL. 2 ; POL. 35, 2, 13 ; LUC. Am. 3 ; SPT. 2Macc. 6, 25.

Étym. ὑποκρίνομαι.

εως, ἡ, Ion. (and perh. in Porph. Chr. 35.10), reply, answer (cf. ὑποκρίνω B. I), Hdt. 1.116, 9.9; τῶν χρηστηρίων Id. 1.90; but the Att. word ἀπόκρισις occurs in codd. at 1.49, 5.50. Att., playing a part on the stage, Arist. EN 1118a8, Phld. Mus. p. 91K. an orator΄s delivery, Arist. Rh. 1386a32, 1403b22, 1413b18, Chrysipp. Stoic. 2.96, Phld. Rh. 1.195 S., 201 S. (pl.); οἱ κατὰ τὴν ὑ. ῥήτορες orators who depend on their delivery, opp. to the authors of written speeches, Arist. Rh. 1404a18.
tone or manner of an animal΄s cry, ὁ κυνηγέτης ἀπὸ τῆς ὑ. ᾔσθετο τοῦ κυνὸς ὑλακτοῦντος νῦν μὲν ὅτι ζητεῖ τὸν λαγών, νῦν δὲ ὅτι εὗρεν… Porph. Abst. 3.5. metaph, playing a part, hypocrisy, outward show, Phoc. 2 B, Plb. 35.2.13, LXX 2 Ma. 6.25, Ev. Matt. 23.28, al., Luc. Somn. 17. ὑπόκρισιν, as Adv., after the manner of, δελφῖνος ὑ. Pi. Oxy. 408.69 (= Fr. 235).

εως, ἡ, Bescheid, Antwort. – Auch des Orakels, Her. 1.90, 116, 9.9. – Gew. die Kunst des Schauspielers, sein Spiel, Vortrag, theatralische Vorstellung, Deklamation des Redners, Pol. 10.47.10 ; vgl. Arist. rhet. 3.1 ; Plut. Dem. 11. – Uebh. Heuchelei, Verstellung, καθ' ὑπόκρισιν, Pol. 35.2.13 u. Sp., wie Luc. amor. 3. S. übrigens ὑποκρίνομαι.

ὑπό-κρισις, -εως, ἡ
(< ὑποκρίνομαι, which see) [in LXX: 2Ma.6:25 * ;]
__1. a reply, answer (Hdt.).
__2. play-acting (Arist., Polyb., al.). Metaph., pretence, hypocrisy: Mat.23:28, Mrk.12:15, Luk.12:1, Gal.2:13, 1Ti.4:2, 1Pe.2:1 (Polyb., Pss Sng.4:7).†
(AS)