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S.C. Todd, selections by Michael de Brauw, edition of March 16, 2003
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sukophantes, pl. sukophantai (noun); sukophantein (verb) · A term of disputed etymology and disputed meaning, used pejoratively to describe an officious litigant. Conventionally transliterated as “sycophant” or “sykophant,” but the English adjective “sycophantic” derives from a later, post-classical development in the meaning of the word.
Greek: συκοφάντης, συκοφάνται; συκοφαντεῖν.
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S.C. Todd, selections by Michael de Brauw, “A Glossary of Athenian Legal Terms,” in Adriaan Lanni, ed., “Athenian Law in its Democratic Context” (Center for Hellenic Studies On-line Discussion Series). Republished in C.W. Blackwell, ed., Dēmos: Classical Athenian Democracy (A. Mahoney and R. Scaife, edd., The Stoa: a consortium for electronic publication in the humanities [www.stoa.org]) edition of March 16, 2003. Contact: cwb@stoa.org.
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Dēmos · Classical Athenian Democracy · a Stoa Publication