G4811 Greek

συκοφαντέω

sykophantéō
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 Translations of G4811

accuse falsely, take by false accusation

Word Origin & Derivation

from a compound of G4810 (σῦκον) and a derivative of G5316 (φαίνω);

G4810 σῦκον (sŷkon)

a fig

G5316 φαίνω (phaínō)

to lighten (shine), i.e. show (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)

G4811 in the King James Bible

2 verses
Luke 3:14 συκοφαντήσητε

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

Luke 19:8 ἐσυκοφάντησα

And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.