συκοφάντις
From LSJ
τοῖς πράγμασιν γὰρ οὐχὶ θυμοῦσθαι χρεών· μέλει γὰρ αὐτοῖς οὐδέν· ἀλλ' οὑντυγχάνων τὰ πράγματ' ὀρθῶς ἂν τιθῇ, πράξει καλῶς → It does no good to rage at circumstance; events will take their course with no regard for us. But he who makes the best of those events he lights upon will not fare ill.
English (LSJ)
ιδος, ἡ,= συκοφάντρια, fem. of συκοφάντης (common informer, voluntary denouncer, extortioner, professional swindler, confidential agent, sycophanta, humbug, delator, false accuser, slanderer, sycophant, false adviser), Suid. s.v. συκίνη μάχαιρα (dub.).
