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The Etymology of Sycophant

Posted on Friday: November 30, 2018 by Michael Hendry

I’d been putting off writing this up, hoping to do all the necessary research first, but it’s a subject of discussion on Twitter (link), so here’s a brief outline: The traditional explanation of συκοφάντης, whose etymology implies that it means … Continue reading →

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