Definition
συκοφαντέω, -ῶ
(σῦκον, φαίνω), [in LXX: Genesis 43:18 (גָּלַל hithpo.), Leviticus 19:11 (שָׁקַר pi.), Job 35:9, Psalm 119:122, Proverbs 14:31; 2:16; 28:3, Ecclesiastes 4:1 (עָשַׁק) ;]
to act the συκοφάντης (on conjectures as to the origin of the term, see LS, see word), to accuse falsely (Aristoph., Xen., al.): Luke 3:14 (R, mg.) Luke 19:8 (RV, exact wrongfully; but cf. Hatch, Essays, 89 ff., see also Field, Notes, 56 f.; MM, xxiv).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Luke 3:14συκοφαντήσητε · false accusationThen some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
- Luke 19:8ἐσυκοφάντησα · I have cheatedBut Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”