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
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also συκοφαντέω): slander, accuse maliciously, speak evil of, tell tales