The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
συκοφαντέω
| Lemma | συκοφαντέω |
|---|---|
| Citation form | συκοφαντέω |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | I accuse falsely, defraud |
| Strong’s | G4811 |
| Transliteration | sykophantéō |
| 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) |
| KJV glosses | :--accuse falsely, take by false accusation. |
| Derivation | from a compound of and a derivative of |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 2 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| ἐσυκοφάντησα | verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — Luke 19:8 |
| συκοφαντήσητε | verb, second person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 2AAS-P--) — Luke 3:14 |
Morphology
- verb; MorphGNT 1AAI-S--
- verb; MorphGNT 2AAS-P--
Occurrences
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: συκοφαντεω.