verb
sukofantamō
Strong’sG4811
I accuse falsely, defraud
stem sukofant-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
συκοφαντέω, -ῶ
(< σῦκον, φαίνω), [in LXX: Ge 43:18 (גּלל hithpo.), Le 19:11 (שׁקר pi.), Jb 35:9, Ps 118 (119):122, Pr 14:31 22:16 28:3, Ec 4:1 (עשׁק) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4811 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoo-kof-an-teh'-o
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)
Fromfrom a compound of G4810 and a derivative of G5316;
King Jamesaccuse falsely, take by false accusation.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to be a συκοφάντης 1, παππῷος ὁ βίος συκοφαντεῖν ἐστί μοι Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative person, prosecute vexatiously, blackmail, συκοφαντεῖς τοὺς ξένου; Refs 5th c.BC+; συκοφαντοῦμαι νῦν ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἀδίκως Refs 5th c.BC+; frequently of blackmail by officials, Refs 2nd c.BC+; συκοφαντῆσαι ἡμᾶς καὶ διασεῖσαι Refs 1st c.BC+; μηδένα διασείσητε μηδὲ συκοφαντήσητε NT+2nd c.AD+; τοῦ συκοφαντῆσαι ἡμᾶς to seek occasion against us, oppress us, LXX; ὁ συκοφαντῶν πένηταLXX; accuse falsely, ταυτὶ γὰρ συκοφαντεῖσθαι τὸν Ἕκτορα ὑπὸ τοῦ Ὁμήρου that is a false charge brought against Hector by Homer, Refs 1st c.AD+: with accusative of things, denounce as contraband, Μεγαρέων τὰ χλανίσκια Refs 5th c.BC+; extort by false charges or threats, τριάκοντα μνᾶς NT+5th c.BC+
2 criticize in a pettifogging way, τοὺς ποιητάς Refs 4th c.BC+; lay verbal traps for one, τὸν ῥήτορα βουλόμενος δικαίως ἐξετάζειν καὶ μὴ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑποσκελίζειν καὶ σ. Refs 4th c.BC+: with accusative of things, quibble about, μὴ τὰ συμβάντα συκοφάντει Refs; σ. τὸ πρᾶγμα Refs 1st c.BC+; carp at, stint, τὸν ἐπὶ τοῖς καλλίστοις ἔργοις ἔπαινον Refs 1st c.BC+: absolutely, quibble, Refs 5th c.BC+
II ={κνίζω ἐρωτικῶς}, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sukofantamaἐσυκοφάντησα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | defrauded | 1× |
| sukofantaveiaσυκοφαντήσητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | false accusation | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sukofantamō | sukofantame | sukofantami | sukofantama1×ἐσυκοφάντησα | sukofantamē | sukofantamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sukofantasō | sukofantase | sukofantasi | sukofantasa | sukofantasē | sukofantaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sukofantatō | sukofantate | sukofantati | sukofantata | sukofantatē | sukofantatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sukofantanō | sukofantane | sukofantani | sukofantana | sukofantanē | sukofantanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sukofantavō | sukofantave | sukofantavi | sukofantava | sukofantavē | sukofantavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sukofantalō | sukofantale | sukofantali | sukofantala | sukofantalē | sukofantalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sukofantameiō | sukofantameia | sukofantameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sukofantaseiō | sukofantaseia | sukofantaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sukofantateiō | sukofantateia | sukofantateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sukofantaneiō | sukofantaneia | sukofantaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sukofantaveiō | sukofantaveia1×συκοφαντήσητε | sukofantaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sukofantaleiō | sukofantaleia | sukofantaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sukofantasōr | sukofantasar | sukofantasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sukofantatōr | sukofantatar | sukofantatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sukofantavōr | sukofantavar | sukofantavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sukofantalōr | sukofantalar | sukofantalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sukofantamoiō | sukofantamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sukofantasoiō | sukofantasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sukofantatoiō | sukofantatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sukofantanoiō | sukofantanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sukofantavoiō | sukofantavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sukofantaloiō | sukofantaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sukofantarō | sukofantari | sukofantara | sukofantarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sukofantarōntos | sukofantarintos | sukofantarantos | sukofantarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
sukofant is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
sukofantama“defrauded”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Luke 19:8“defrauded”… ptōchoi dōamō, kai ei tinou tinem sukofantama apodōamō tetraplouem.… possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will …
sukofantaveia“false accusation”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
Luke 3:14… kai legata autoi; Mēdenon diaseiaveia mēde sukofantaveia, kai arkovōr tei opsōniei vu.… not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your …