Sykophantéō — G4811
G4811 · Greek — συκοφαντέω
Pronunciation: soo-kof-an-teh'-o
Definition
verb
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)
- to accuse wrongfully, to calumniate, to attack by malicious devices
- to exact money wrongfully
Usually translated as
accuse falsely, take by false accusation
Origin
from a compound of G4810 and a derivative of G5316
Occurrences
Sykophantéō occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (2)
- Luke 3:14 — And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely (συκοφαντήσητε); and be content with your wages.
- Luke 19:8 — And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation (ἐσυκοφάντησα), I restore him fourfold.
Strong's Lexicon — S