"συκοφάντης" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /si.koˈfan.dis/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συκοφάντης (sukophántēs, “informant”). But how a φάντης (“who shows”) σῦκα (sûka, “figs”) came to mean "informant", is debated. Etymology templates: {{lbor|el|grc|συκοφάντης|t=informant}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συκοφάντης (sukophántēs, “informant”) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||||||||||||||feminine|συκοφάντισσα|or|συκοφάντρια|||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} συκοφάντης • (sykofántis) m (feminine συκοφάντισσα or συκοφάντρια), {{el-noun|m|f=συκοφάντισσα|f2=συκοφάντρια}} συκοφάντης • (sykofántis) m (feminine συκοφάντισσα or συκοφάντρια) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|συκοφάντης|συκοφάντες|συκοφάντη|συκοφαντών|συκοφάντη|συκοφάντες|συκοφάντη|συκοφάντες|note=}} Forms: sykofántis [romanization], συκοφάντισσα [feminine], συκοφάντρια [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], συκοφάντης [nominative, singular], συκοφάντες [nominative, plural], συκοφάντη [genitive, singular], συκοφαντών [genitive, plural], συκοφάντη [accusative, singular], συκοφάντες [accusative, plural], συκοφάντη [singular, vocative], συκοφάντες [plural, vocative]
  1. calumniator, slanderer Categories (topical): People Related terms: συκοφάντηση (sykofántisi) (english: calumniation) [feminine], συκοφαντία (sykofantía) (english: calumniation) [feminine], συκοφαντικός (sykofantikós) (english: calumniatory), συκοφαντώ (sykofantó) (english: calumniate), and see at φαντάζω and σύκο (sýko) (english: fig) [neuter]
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      "ipa": "/si.koˈfan.dis/"
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  ],
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}

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