συκοφαντέω sykophantéō

Meaning

to be a fig-informer (reporter of the law forbidding the exportation of figs from Greece), "sycophant", i.e. (genitive and by extension) to defraud (exact unlawfully, extort)

In the King James Version: accuse falsely, take by false accusation

Derivation: from a compound of G4810 (σῦκον) and a derivative of G5316 (φαίνω);

Where it is used

• Luke 3:14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
• Luke 19:8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”