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13. καὶ συνυπεκρίθησαν[77] αὐτῷ, “dissembled with him” … For such an action was contrary to their real convictions. “The idea at the root of ὑπόκρισις is not a false motive entertained, but a false impression produced” (Lightfoot). Cf. 2Ma 6:24, Eleazar says οὐ γὰρ τῆς ἡμετέρας ἡλικίας ἄξιόν ἐστιν ὑποκριθῆναι.
[77] Is affixed it means that all the passages are mentioned where the word occurs in the Greek Bible.
[καὶ]. Omitted by B, Vulg., Origen, probably to limit the hypocrisy to the Jews, excluding St Peter. The σύν in συνυπεκρ. did not absolutely forbid this (see Zahn).
οἱ λοιποὶ Ἰουδαῖοι, Gal 2:14 note. Here of course Ἰουδ. is used of Christians who were Jews by race. Cf. Rom 2:10. So St Paul of himself, Act 21:39.
ὥστε καὶ Βαρνάβας. St Paul thus shows his independence even of him.
συναπήχθη, “was carried off.” 2Pe 3:17, but in Rom 12:16[78] in a wholly good sense. Here “their dissimulation was as a flood which swept everything away with it” (Lightfoot).
[78] Is affixed to a word it means that all the passages are mentioned where that word occurs in the New Testament.
αὐτῶν τῇ ὑποκρίσει, “with their dissimulation,” A.V., R.V.
The “dative” is probably instrumental as in 2Pe 3:17. On the instrumental case see A. T. Robertson, Short Grammar, pp. 108 sqq.