συκοφαντεῖν

From LSJ

Ἔπαινον ἕξεις, ἂν κρατῇς, ὧν δεῖ κρατεῖν → Laus est, si, quibus est imperandum, tu imperes → Lob hast du, wenn du herrschst, worüber zu herrschen gilt

Menander, Monostichoi, 139

Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)

(see also συκοφαντέω): slander, accuse maliciously, speak evil of, tell tales