συκοφαντέω
sukophanteō
“to extort”
Definition
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)
from a compound of G4810 (σῦκον) and a derivative of G5316 (φαίνω);
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Greek Verb
Occurrences
συκοφαντέω appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But 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.”
Then 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.”
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