# ὑποκριτής/hupokritēs This word is a type of person. It is a noun. This word means a hypocrite. * Sometimes this word is used to talk about someone who acts in a way that is different from the way the person says someone should act. * Sometimes this word is used to talk about someone who acts in a way that causes people to believe that he is trying to accomplish one thing when he is actually trying to accomplish something else.