Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

συκοφόρος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: συκοφόρος συκοφόρον

Structure: συκοφορ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: fe/rw

Sense

  1. fig-bearing

Examples

  • τὸν φιλοπωριστὴν Δημόκριτον ἤν που ἐφεύρῃσ, ὤνθρωπ’, ἄγγειλον τοῦτο τὸ κοῦφον ἔποσ, ὡσ ἡ λευκοόπωροσ ἐγὼ καὶ ἐφώριοσ ἤδη κείνῳ συκοφορῶ τὰσ ἀπύρουσ ἀκόλουσ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 5631)

Synonyms

  1. fig-bearing

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION