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|Transliteration C=sykofantia
|Transliteration C=sykofantia
|Beta Code=sukofanti/a
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|Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[vexatious]] or [[dishonest prosecution]], [[chicane]], [[barratry]], [[blackmail]], <span class="bibl">Lys.4.14</span>, <span class="bibl">28.6</span> (pl.), <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>2.3.12</span>, <span class="bibl">D.18.249</span>, Charondas ap.<span class="bibl">D.S.12.12</span>; <b class="b3">σ. τοῖς πράγμασι προσάγειν</b> employ [[chicane]] in the case, <span class="bibl">D.19.98</span>; <b class="b3">τοῖς οἰκείοις σ. δέδωκεν</b> has given them an [[opportunity for chicane]], <span class="bibl">Id.23.67</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span> 472.33</span> (ii A.D.); contrasted with [[φήμη]], <span class="bibl">Aeschin.2.145</span>; [γραφὴ] συκοφαντίας <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Ath.</span>59.3</span>; συκοφαντίας αὐτοῦ κατέγνωτε <span class="bibl">Lys.13.65</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[oppression]], σ. πένητος <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ec.</span>5.7</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ps.</span>118(119).134</span>; [[extortion]], PTeb.43.36 (ii B.C.); <b class="b3">τὸ τακτὸν εἰς τὸ πρόστιμον</b> <b class="b3">τῆς σ</b>. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PFlor.</span>6.6</span> (iii A.D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[quibble]], [[sophism]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span> 1402a15</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">EE</span>1221b7</span>.</span>
|Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[vexatious]] or [[dishonest]] [[prosecution]], [[chicane]], [[barratry]], [[blackmail]], <span class="bibl">Lys.4.14</span>, <span class="bibl">28.6</span> (pl.), <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>2.3.12</span>, <span class="bibl">D.18.249</span>, Charondas ap.<span class="bibl">D.S.12.12</span>; <b class="b3">σ. τοῖς πράγμασι προσάγειν</b> [[employ]] [[chicane]] in the case, <span class="bibl">D.19.98</span>; <b class="b3">τοῖς οἰκείοις σ. δέδωκεν</b> has given them an [[opportunity for chicane]], <span class="bibl">Id.23.67</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span> 472.33</span> (ii A.D.); contrasted with [[φήμη]], <span class="bibl">Aeschin.2.145</span>; [γραφὴ] συκοφαντίας <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Ath.</span>59.3</span>; συκοφαντίας αὐτοῦ κατέγνωτε <span class="bibl">Lys.13.65</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[oppression]], σ. πένητος <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ec.</span>5.7</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ps.</span>118(119).134</span>; [[extortion]], PTeb.43.36 (ii B.C.); <b class="b3">τὸ τακτὸν εἰς τὸ πρόστιμον</b> <b class="b3">τῆς σ</b>. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PFlor.</span>6.6</span> (iii A.D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[quibble]], [[sophism]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span> 1402a15</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">EE</span>1221b7</span>.</span>
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Transliteration A: sykophantía Transliteration B: sykophantia Transliteration C: sykofantia Beta Code: sukofanti/a

English (LSJ)

ἡ,

   A vexatious or dishonest prosecution, chicane, barratry, blackmail, Lys.4.14, 28.6 (pl.), X.HG2.3.12, D.18.249, Charondas ap.D.S.12.12; σ. τοῖς πράγμασι προσάγειν employ chicane in the case, D.19.98; τοῖς οἰκείοις σ. δέδωκεν has given them an opportunity for chicane, Id.23.67, cf. POxy. 472.33 (ii A.D.); contrasted with φήμη, Aeschin.2.145; [γραφὴ] συκοφαντίας Arist.Ath.59.3; συκοφαντίας αὐτοῦ κατέγνωτε Lys.13.65.    2 oppression, σ. πένητος LXX Ec.5.7, cf. Ps.118(119).134; extortion, PTeb.43.36 (ii B.C.); τὸ τακτὸν εἰς τὸ πρόστιμον τῆς σ. PFlor.6.6 (iii A.D.).    II quibble, sophism, Arist.Rh. 1402a15, cf. EE1221b7.

German (Pape)

[Seite 974] ἡ, das Wesen oder Betragen eines Sykophanten, die falsche Anklage, Verleumdung; Ar. Equ. 435 συκοφαντίας πνεῖν (s. aber das Folgde); Xen. Hell. 2, 3, 13; συκοφαντίαν δέδωκε, Dem. 23, 67, Gelegenheit zu falschen Beschuldigungen; συκοφαντίαν τοῖς πράγμασι προσάγειν, 19, 98.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

σῡκοφαντία: ἡ, ὡς καὶ νῦν, ψευδὴς κατηγορία, διαβολή, Λυσί. 102. 5., 180. 2, Ξεν. Ἑλλ. 2. 3, 12, Δημ., κλπ.· σ. τινὶ διδόναι, παρέχειν ἀφορμὴν εἰς ψευδῆ κατηγορίαν ἐναντίον τινός, ὁ αὐτ. 642. 11· συκοφαντίας γραφὴ Ἀριστ. Ἀθηναίων Πολιτ. 87. 3 (ἔκδ. Blass). II. λογικὴ ἀπάτη, σόφισμα, Ἀριστ. Ρητ. 2. 24, 10, πρβλ. Ἠθ. Εὐδ. 2. 3, 11· σ. τοῖς πράγμασι προσάγειν, διαστρέφειν τὰ πράγματα. Δημ. 372. 25. ― Ἴδε Κόντου Γλωσσ. Παρατηρ. σ. 130.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ας (ἡ) :
1 métier de sycophante, délation, calomnie;
2 fraude, sophisme.
Étymologie: συκοφάντης.

Greek Monolingual

η, ΝΜΑ συκοφάντης
η ενέργεια του συκοφάντη, ψευδής και αβάσιμη κατηγορία, διαβολή
μσν.
παρερμηνεία
αρχ.
1. λογική απάτη, σόφισμα
2. καταπίεση
3. φρ. α) «δίδωμί τινι συκοφαντίαν» — δίνω αφορμή για ψευδή κατηγορία εναντίον κάποιου (Δημοσθ.)
β) «συκοφαντίαν τινί προσάγω» — χρησιμοποιώ ψευδείς αποδείξεις ή ισχυρισμούς σε μια υπόθεση (Δημοσθ.).

Greek Monotonic

σῡκοφαντία: ἡ,
I. ψευδής κατηγορία, διαβολή, δυσφήμηση, καταλαλιά, σε Ξεν. κ.λπ.
II. σόφισμα, σοφιστεία, στρεψοδικία, σε Αριστ.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

συκοφαντία -ας, ἡ [συκοφάντης] het leven van valse aanklachten, het sycofant zijn. valse aanklacht, laster:; συκοφαντίας αὐτοῦ κατέγνωτε u heeft hem veroordeeld wegens laster Lys. 13.65; overdr. bedrieglijke redenering, sofisme.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

σῡκοφαντία:
1) действия сикофанта, донос Lys., Xen.;
2) повод для доноса (συκοφαντίαν διδόναι τινί Dem.);
3) извращение, искажение: τὸ συκοφαντίαν τοῖς πράγμασι προσάγειν Dem. извращение фактов;
4) мошенничество Arst.

English (Woodhouse)

calumny, insult, reproach, malicious accusation

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Wikipedia EN

In modern English, sycophant denotes an "insincere flatterer" and is used to refer to someone practicing sycophancy (i.e. insincere flattery to gain advantage). The word has its origin in the legal system of Classical Athens. Most legal cases of the time were brought by private litigants as there was no police force and only a limited number of officially appointed public prosecutors. By the fifth century BCE this practice had given rise to abuse by "sycophants": litigants who brought unjustified prosecutions. The word retains the same meaning ("slanderer") in Modern Greek and French (where it also can mean "informer"). In modern English, the meaning of the word has shifted to its present usage.