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Strong's Concordance G4811
συκοφαντÎω
A readable Greek dictionary entry from Strong's Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Greek form
- συκοφαντÎω
- Transliteration
- sukophanteo
- Pronunciation
- {soo-kof-an-teh'-o}
- Occurrences
- Occurrences are not reviewed for this entry yet.
- Glosses
- 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.
- Related source reference
- see GREEK for 5316
- Strong’s number
- G4811
- Definition
- 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.
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary; CrossWire SWORD StrongsGreek module 2.0; historical public-domain lexicon wording preserved.
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<entryFree n="4811"> <orth>συκοφαντÎω</orth><lb/> <orth type="writing">sukofantevw</orth> <orth rend="bold" type="trans">sukophanteo</orth> <pron rend="italic">{soo-kof-an-teh'-o}</pron> <def> 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. <lb/> see GREEK for 4810 <lb/> see GREEK for 5316 </def> </entryFree>