G4811

συκοφαντέω

sykophantéō

/soo-kof-an-teh'-o/

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)

Derivation

from a compound of G4810 and a derivative of G5316;

KJV usage

accuse falsely, take by false accusation.