συκοφαντέω
sukophanteōVerbG4811
to extort
From: from a compound of G4810 (σῦκον) and a derivative of G5316 (φαίνω);
Short 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)
Full Lexicon Entry
to act the *συκοφάντης *(on conjectures as to the origin of the term, see LS, ), to accuse falsely (Aristoph., Xen.): (R, mg.) (RV, exact wrongfully; but cf. Hatch, Essays, 89 ff., see also Field, Notes, 56 f.; MM, xxiv).
LXX Usage: (גָּלַל hithpo.), (שָׁקַר pi.), (עָשַׁק)
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology G:V
DescriptionGreek Verb
Occurrences
2 timesAppears 2 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Luke
2
Key Passages
- Luke 19:8
- Luke 3:14
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