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Dissembled likewise with him (sunupekrithēsan autōi kai). First aorist passive indicative of the double compound verb sunupokrinomai, a late word often in Polybius, only here in N.T. One example in Polybius means to pretend to act a part with. That idea here would help the case of the rest of the Jews, but does not accord with Paul’s presentation.
Insomuch that even Barnabas (hōste kai Barnabas). Actual result expressed by hōste and the indicative and kai clearly means “even.”
Was carried away with their dissimulation (sunapēchthē autōn tēi hupokrisei). First aorist passive indicative of sunapagō, old verb, in N.T. only here and 2Pe 3:17. Hupokrisei is in the instrumental case and can only mean hypocrisy in the bad sense (Mat 23:28), not merely acting a part. It was a solemn moment when Paul saw the Jerusalem victory vanish and even Barnabas desert him as they followed the timid cowardice of Peter. It was Paulus contra mundum in the cause of spiritual freedom in Christ.