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)
Lexicon
Derivation: from a compound of G4810 (σῦκον) and a derivative of G5316 (φαίνω);
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)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: accuse falsely, take by false accusation
Usage
2 occurrences · 0 OT · 2 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- accuse any falsely1 · 33%
- i have taken1 · 33%
- by false accusation1 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
- Luke2
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.