sukophanteo <4811>

sukofantew sukophanteo

Pronunciation:	soo-kof-an-teh'-o
Origin:	from a compound of 4810 and a derivative of 5316
Reference:	TDNT - 7:759,1100
PrtSpch:	v
In Greek:	esukofanthsa 1, sukofanthshte 1
In NET:	I have cheated 1, false accusation 1
In AV:	accuse falsely 1, take by false accusation 1
Count:	2
Definition:	1) to accuse wrongfully, to calumniate, to attack by malicious devices 2) to exact money wrongfully 2a) to extort from, defraud At Athens those were "sukophantia" whose business it was to inform against any one whom they might detect exporting figs out of Attica; and as sometimes they seemed to extort money from those loath to be exposed, the name "sukophantes" from the time of Aristophanes down was a general term of opprobrium to designate, a malignant and base accuser from love of gain. from a compound of 4810 and a derivative of 5316; 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):-accuse falsely, take by false accusation. see GREEK for 4810 see GREEK for 5316

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