How many times does the word 'hypocrites' appear in the New Testament?

Answer 1

A:I counted 17 times, when Jesus calls his opponents hypocrites - 14 times in Matthew, once in Mark and twice in Luke. This is an interesting word from a study perspective because it was the Greek word for a play-actor and there was no equivalent word in Aramaic. Speaking Aramaic, Jesus could not have called people hypocrites, but the gospels were written in Greek.