Greek Word Study
συκοφαντέω
sykophantéō
G4811
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G4811
KJV Translations
accuse falselytake by false accusation
Derivation / Root
from a compound of G4810 (σῦκον) and a derivative of G5316 (φαίνω);
Definition of sykophantéō
συκοφαντέω (sykophantéō) — to be a fig-informer (reporter of the law forbidding the exportation of figs from Greece), "sycophant", i.e. (genitive and by extension) to defraud (exact unlawfully, extort)
Word Origin
This word comes from a compound of G4810 (σῦκον) and a derivative of G5316 (φαίνω); See the root words: G4810 (σῦκον), G5316 (φαίνω).
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word συκοφαντέω (sykophantéō) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
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