"συκοφάντης" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /syː.ko.pʰán.tɛːs/, /sy.koˈɸan.tis/, /si.koˈfan.dis/, /syː.ko.pʰán.tɛːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /sy.koˈpʰan.te̝s/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /sy.koˈɸan.tis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /sy.koˈfan.tis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /si.koˈfan.dis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “show”) + -της (-tēs, masculine agent-noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|σῦκον|φαίνω|-της|id3=agent noun|pos3=masculine agent-noun suffix|t1=fig|t2=show}} σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “show”) + -της (-tēs, masculine agent-noun suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σῡκοφᾰ́ντης|σῡκοφᾰ́ντου|m|first}} σῡκοφᾰ́ντης • (sūkophántēs) m (genitive σῡκοφᾰ́ντου); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σῡκοφᾰ́ντης|σῡκοφᾰ́ντου}} Forms: σῡκοφᾰ́ντης [canonical], sūkophántēs [romanization], σῡκοφᾰ́ντου [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ὁ σῡκοφᾰ́ντης [nominative, singular], τὼ σῡκοφᾰ́ντᾱ [dual, nominative], οἱ σῡκοφᾰ́νται [nominative, plural], τοῦ σῡκοφᾰ́ντου [genitive, singular], τοῖν σῡκοφᾰ́νταιν [dual, genitive], τῶν σῡκοφᾰντῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ σῡκοφᾰ́ντῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν σῡκοφᾰ́νταιν [dative, dual], τοῖς σῡκοφᾰ́νταις [dative, plural], τὸν σῡκοφᾰ́ντην [accusative, singular], τὼ σῡκοφᾰ́ντᾱ [accusative, dual], τοὺς σῡκοφᾰ́ντᾱς [accusative, plural], σῡκοφᾰ́ντᾰ [singular, vocative], σῡκοφᾰ́ντᾱ [dual, vocative], σῡκοφᾰ́νται [plural, vocative]
  1. informant, denouncer (in court) Tags: Attic, Koine
    Sense id: en-συκοφάντης-grc-noun--sT1S4e3 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της (agent noun), Attic Greek, Koine Greek Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 61 39 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της (agent noun): 51 49 Disambiguation of Attic Greek: 46 54 Disambiguation of Koine Greek: 46 54
  2. professional swindler Tags: Attic, Koine
    Sense id: en-συκοφάντης-grc-noun-RzgI1npv Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της (agent noun), Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes, Attic Greek, Koine Greek Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της (agent noun): 51 49 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Attic Greek: 46 54 Disambiguation of Koine Greek: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: σῡκοφᾰντέω (sūkophantéō), σῡκοφᾰ́ντημᾰ (sūkophántēma), σῡκοφᾰντητός (sūkophantētós), σῡκοφᾰ́ντρῐᾱ (sūkophántriā), σῡκοφᾰντώδης (sūkophantṓdēs), σῡκοφᾰντῐκός (sūkophantikós), σῡκοφᾰντῐ́ᾱ (sūkophantíā), σῡκοφᾰντῐ́ᾱς (sūkophantíās)

Noun [Greek]

IPA: /si.koˈfan.dis/ Forms: sykofántis [romanization], συκοφάντισσα [feminine], συκοφάντρια [feminine]
Etymology: From the Ancient Greek συκοφάντης (sukophántēs, “informant”). But how a φάντης (“who shows”) σῦκα (sûka, “figs”) came to mean "informant", is debated. Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|συκοφάντης|t=informant}} Ancient Greek συκοφάντης (sukophántēs, “informant”), {{m|grc|φάντης|t=who shows|tr=-}} φάντης (“who shows”), {{m|grc|σῦκον|σῦκα|t=figs}} σῦκα (sûka, “figs”) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||||||||||||||feminine|συκοφάντισσα|or|συκοφάντρια|||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=}} συκοφάντης • (sykofántis) m (feminine συκοφάντισσα or συκοφάντρια), {{el-noun|m|f=συκοφάντισσα|f2=συκοφάντρια}} συκοφάντης • (sykofántis) m (feminine συκοφάντισσα or συκοφάντρια)
  1. calumniator Categories (topical): People Related terms: συκοφάντηση (sykofántisi) (english: calumniation) [feminine], συκοφαντία (sykofantía) (english: calumniation) [feminine], συκοφαντικός (sykofantikós) (english: calumniatory), συκοφαντώ (sykofantó) (english: calumniatε), and see at φαντάζω and σύκο (sýko) (english: fig) [neuter]

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      "ipa": "/syː.ko.pʰán.tɛːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sy.koˈɸan.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si.koˈfan.dis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/syː.ko.pʰán.tɛːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sy.koˈpʰan.te̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sy.koˈɸan.tis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sy.koˈfan.tis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si.koˈfan.dis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "συκοφάντης"
}

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        "23": "",
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        "26": "",
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        {
          "english": "calumniation",
          "roman": "sykofántisi",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "συκοφάντηση"
        },
        {
          "english": "calumniation",
          "roman": "sykofantía",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "συκοφαντία"
        },
        {
          "english": "calumniatory",
          "roman": "sykofantikós",
          "word": "συκοφαντικός"
        },
        {
          "english": "calumniatε",
          "roman": "sykofantó",
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        },
        {
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          "roman": "sýko",
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            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "and see at φαντάζω and σύκο"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/si.koˈfan.dis/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
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    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
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    },
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      "roman": "sūkophantētós",
      "word": "σῡκοφᾰντητός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sūkophántriā",
      "word": "σῡκοφᾰ́ντρῐᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sūkophantṓdēs",
      "word": "σῡκοφᾰντώδης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sūkophantikós",
      "word": "σῡκοφᾰντῐκός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sūkophantíā",
      "word": "σῡκοφᾰντῐ́ᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sūkophantíās",
      "word": "σῡκοφᾰντῐ́ᾱς"
    }
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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        }
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    }
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        "singular"
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        "nominative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ σῡκοφᾰ́νται",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ σῡκοφᾰ́ντου",
      "roman": "toû sūkophántou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τοῖν σῡκοφᾰ́νταιν",
      "roman": "toîn sūkophántain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν σῡκοφᾰντῶν",
      "roman": "tôn sūkophantôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ σῡκοφᾰ́ντῃ",
      "roman": "tôi sūkophántēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν σῡκοφᾰ́νταιν",
      "roman": "toîn sūkophántain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς σῡκοφᾰ́νταις",
      "roman": "toîs sūkophántais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν σῡκοφᾰ́ντην",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ σῡκοφᾰ́ντᾱ",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς σῡκοφᾰ́ντᾱς",
      "roman": "toùs sūkophántās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σῡκοφᾰ́ντᾰ",
      "roman": "sūkophánta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σῡκοφᾰ́ντᾱ",
      "roman": "sūkophántā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σῡκοφᾰ́νται",
      "roman": "sūkophántai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "court"
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      "tags": [
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        "Koine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
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          "professional"
        ],
        [
          "swindler",
          "swindler"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "Attic",
        "Koine"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/syː.ko.pʰán.tɛːs/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/sy.koˈɸan.tis/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/si.koˈfan.dis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/syː.ko.pʰán.tɛːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sy.koˈpʰan.te̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sy.koˈɸan.tis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sy.koˈfan.tis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/si.koˈfan.dis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "συκοφάντης"
}

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      "form": "sykofántis",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "συκοφάντισσα",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
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        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "27": "",
        "28": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr2": ""
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      "name": "head"
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    {
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "calumniation",
      "roman": "sykofántisi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συκοφάντηση"
    },
    {
      "english": "calumniation",
      "roman": "sykofantía",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "συκοφαντία"
    },
    {
      "english": "calumniatory",
      "roman": "sykofantikós",
      "word": "συκοφαντικός"
    },
    {
      "english": "calumniatε",
      "roman": "sykofantó",
      "word": "συκοφαντώ"
    },
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      "english": "fig",
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    }
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        "Greek entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Greek lemmas",
        "Greek masculine nouns",
        "Greek nouns",
        "Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek",
        "Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Greek terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "calumniator"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "calumniator",
          "calumniator"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/si.koˈfan.dis/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "συκοφάντης"
}

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