ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΙΑ, συκοφαντια
SYKOPHANTIA, sykophantia
Sounds Like: soo-koh-fan-TEE-ah
Translations: extortion, oppression, false accusation, slander, calumny, an extortion, an oppression, a false accusation
From the root: ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of false accusation, slander, or malicious prosecution. It can also denote oppression or extortion, particularly in the context of taking advantage of someone through deceit or unjust means. It describes an act of injustice or abuse of power.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4813 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Ecclesiastes — 7:7
Justin Martyr
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:12
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ecclesiastes — 7:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΙΑ.
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.
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΙ — (to) false accusation, (to) slander, (to) extortion, (to) calumny
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΙΑΝ — false accusation, slander, extortion, a false accusation, a slander, an extortion
- ΣΥΚΟΦΑΝΤΙΑΣ — of false accusation, of slander, of extortion, false accusation, slander, extortion
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