συκοφαντέω sukophanteō · G4811

to extort

συκοφαντέω, -ῶ; (σῦκον, φαίνω), [in LXX: Gen.43:18 (גָּלַל hithpo.), Lev.19:11 (שָׁקַר pi.), Job.35:9, Psa.119:122, Pro.14:31 2:16 28:3, Ecc.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.): Luk.3:14 (R, mg.) Luk.19:8 (RV, exact wrongfully; but cf. Hatch, Essays, 89 ff., see also Field, Notes, 56 f.; MM, xxiv).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

σῡκοφαντ-έω, ; to be a συκοφάντης 1, παππῷος ὁ βίος συκοφαντεῖν ἐστί μοι []: with accusative person, prosecute vexatiously, blackmail, συκοφαντεῖς τοὺς ξένου; []; συκοφαντοῦμαι νῦν ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἀδίκως []; frequently of blackmail by officials, []; συκοφαντῆσαι ἡμᾶς καὶ διασεῖσαι []; μηδένα διασείσητε μηδὲ συκοφαντήσητε []; τοῦ συκοφαντῆσαι ἡμᾶς to seek occasion against us, oppress us, []; ὁ συκοφαντῶν πένητα[]; accuse falsely, ταυτὶ γὰρ συκοφαντεῖσθαι τὸν Ἕκτορα ὑπὸ τοῦ Ὁμήρου that is a false …

Where it's used 2 times

Luke 3:14 · Luke 19:8

Source: TBESG G4811; TFLSJ G4811

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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