ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΕΙΝ, συκοφαντειν
SYKOPHANTEIN, sykophantein
Sounds Like: soo-koh-fan-TEIN
Translations: to accuse falsely, to slander, to extort, to inform against
From the root: ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to accuse falsely, to slander, or to extort money by false accusations. It is often used in legal or political contexts to describe someone who brings groundless charges or uses threats to gain an advantage. It is a compound word, literally meaning 'fig-shower' or 'one who shows figs', referring to an informer who reported illegal fig exports in ancient Athens.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4811 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΗΣΑ — I defrauded, I extorted, I falsely accused, I oppressed
- ΕΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΗΣΑ — I defrauded, I extorted, I falsely accused, I oppressed
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΕΙ — to accuse falsely, to extort, to defraud, to oppress, to slander
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to be accused falsely, to be slandered, to be defrauded, to be extorted
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΕΩ — to accuse falsely, to extort, to defraud, to oppress, to exact money wrongfully
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΗΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — he will be falsely accused, he will be slandered, he will be defrauded, he will be extorted
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΗΣΑΤΩΣΑΝ — let them accuse falsely, let them extort, let them defraud, let them oppress
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΗΣΕΙ — will accuse falsely, will defraud, will extort, will slander
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΗΣΗΤΕ — do not accuse falsely, do not extort, do not defraud
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΟΙΗ — he might accuse falsely, he might extort, he might defraud, he might oppress
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΟΥΜΕΝΟΙ — being falsely accused, being defrauded, being slandered, being extorted
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΟΥΜΕΝΩΝ — of those being falsely accused, of those being slandered, of those being extorted
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΟΥΝΤΕΣ — extorting, accusing falsely, slandering, defrauding, oppressing, blackmailing
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΟΥΝΤΩΝ — of those who extort, of those who accuse falsely, of those who defraud
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΩΝ — of sycophants, of false accusers, of extortioners, of slanderers, of informers, of those who accuse falsely, of those who extort
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΤΗΣΗΤΕ — you may accuse falsely, you may defraud, you may extort, you may oppress, you may slander
- ΣΥΚΟΨΑΙ — to accuse falsely, to extort, to defraud, to oppress, to exact wrongfully
- ΣΥΚΟΨΟΥΣΙΝ — they will accuse falsely, they will extort, they will defraud, they will oppress
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