Sykophanteo means “accuse falsely” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4811 — merayah (“Merajah”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4811 συκοφαντέω (sukophanteo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. sukophanteo (soo-kof-an-teh'-o) v. 1. to be a fig-informer (reporter of the law forbidding the exportation of figs from Greece), "sycophant" 2. (genitive and by extension) to defraud (exact unlawfully, extort) It has 10 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include said, our, oppressed, any, and out. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
sukophanteo (soo-kof-an-teh'-o) v. 1. to be a fig-informer (reporter of the law forbidding the exportation of figs from Greece), "sycophant" 2. (genitive and by extension) to defraud (exact unlawfully, extort) [from a compound of G4810 and a derivative of G5316] KJV: accuse falsely, take by false accusation Root(s): G4810, G5316
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to extort
Usage: συκοφαντέω, -ῶ (σῦκον, φαίνω), [in LXX: Gen.43:18 (גָּלַל hithpo.), Lev.19:11 (שָׁקַר pi.), Job.35:9, Psa.119:122, Pro.14:31 2:16 28:3, Ecc.4:1 (עָשַׁק) ;] to act the συκοφάντης (on conjectures as to the origin of the term, see LS, see word), to accuse falsely (Aristoph., Xen., al.): Luk.3:14 (R, mg.) Luk.19:8 (RV, exact wrongfully; but cf. Hatch, Essays, 89 ff., see also Field, Notes, 56 f.; MM, xxiv).† (AS)
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Strong's G4811 (συκοφαντέω) appears 9 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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2 indexed usages in New Testament.
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.
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.
8 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
Now the sons of Noah which came out of the ark, were Shem, Ham, Japheth. And Ham was father of Canaan.
And the men, when they perceived that they were brought into the house of Joseph, said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first; even in order to inform against us, and lay it to our charge; to take us for servants, and our asses.
Ye shall not steal, ye shall not lie, neither shall one bear false witness as an informer against his neighbor.
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4811.
Now the sons of Noah which came out of the ark, were Shem, Ham, Japheth. And Ham was father of Canaan.
And the men, when they perceived that they were brought into the house of Joseph, said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first; even in order to inform against us, and lay it to our charge; to take us for servants, and our asses.
Ye shall not steal, ye shall not lie, neither shall one bear false witness as an informer against his neighbor.
They that are oppressed of a multitude will be ready to cry out; They will call for help because of the arm of many.
Receive thy servant for good: Let not the proud accuse me falsely.
Yet gives to the rich so as to make it less.
So I returned, And saw all the oppressions That were done under the sun: And behold the tear of the oppressed, And they had no comforter; And on the side of them that oppressed them was power; But they had no comforter:
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.
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.
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Sykophanteo (Strong's G4811) is a Greek word most simply glossed "accuse falsely". sukophanteo (soo-kof-an-teh'-o) v. 1. to be a fig-informer (reporter of the law forbidding the exportation of figs from Greece), "sycophant" 2. (genitive and by extension) to defraud (exact unlawfully, extort)
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's G4811 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4811 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as said, our, oppressed, any, out, and ham. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 8 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G4811, with linked reader references where each row is available.