ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΗΣ, συκοφαντης
SYKOPHANTĒS, sykophantēs
Sounds Like: soo-ko-FAN-tays
Translations: sycophant, informer, false accuser, extortioner, a sycophant, an informer, a false accuser, an extortioner
From the root: ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a sycophant, an informer, a false accuser, or an extortioner. It describes someone who makes false accusations, often for personal gain, or who uses their position to extort money or favors from others. It is a compound word derived from 'σῦκον' (sykon, fig) and 'φαίνω' (phainō, to show or reveal), originally referring to someone who informed on those who illegally exported figs from Attica, but later broadened to mean any malicious informer or false accuser.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4811 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 28:16
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Proverbs — 28:16
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΗΣ.
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.
- ΑΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΗΤΟΝ — not to be falsely accused, not to be defrauded, not subject to false accusation, not subject to extortion
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤ — slanderer, false accuser, extortioner, a slanderer, a false accuser, an extortioner
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΗΝ — slanderer, false accuser, extortioner, a slanderer, a false accuser, an extortioner
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΗΣΑΙ — to accuse falsely, to extort, to defraud, to oppress
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΗΣΑΣ — having accused falsely, having slandered, having extorted, having defrauded
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΙΩΝ — of false accusation, of extortion, of slander, of calumny
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