1. συκοφάντης · sykophantēs — Beekes
false accuser, denunciator
The corpus record
σῡκοφάντ-ης
sukophantes
false accuser, denunciator
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Distribution
- Defense Against a Charge of Subverting the Democracy 2 · 9.93/10k
- Defense in the Matter of the Olive Stump 2 · 9.88/10k
- Against Callimachus 3 · 8.46/10k
- Acharnians 6 · 8.45/10k
- Against Aristogeiton 1 5 · 7.47/10k
- On the Confiscation of the Property Of The Brother Of Nicias 1 · 7.44/10k
- Antidosis 12 · 6.82/10k
- Plutus 5 · 6.2/10k
- Against Zenothemis 1 · 5.28/10k
- Against Spudias 1 · 5.16/10k
- Crito 2 · 4.8/10k
- Against Theocrines 2 · 4.3/10k
Densest 12 of 36 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. συκοφάντης · sykophantēs — Frisk
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3. συκοφάντης · sykophantēs — Frisk
Näheres zu συκοφαντίας bei Taillardat Images ἢ 341
4. σῡκοφάντ-ης · sykophant-ēs — LSJ
common informer, voluntary denouncer
Attestations
- συκοφάντης · sykophantēs Plato, Republic 1.340 (DIORISIS sentence 428)
- συκοφαντῶν · sykophantōn Plato, Republic 8.553 (DIORISIS sentence 4921)
- συκοφάντην · sykophantēn Aristotle, Metaphysics book 5 (DIORISIS sentence 1363)
- συκοφάντην · sykophantēn Aristotle, Metaphysics book 5 (DIORISIS sentence 1363)
- συκοφαντῶν · sykophantōn Xenophon, Hellenica 2.3.22 (DIORISIS sentence 536)
- συκοφάντας · sykophantas Xenophon, Hellenica 2.3.38 (DIORISIS sentence 579)
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