Word Studies

ὑποκριταὶ

Hypocrite: It is incredible how badly this word has been abused at times.
It’s simple it means: Low and judgement. In other words, it means hypocrite, just like it always has.

The reason the term was used for actors, was because they are obviously not who they claim to be, which is why we reduce or suspend our criticism of them for the sake of the story.