φήμη phēmē 2x

pr. a celestial or oracular utterance; an utterance; fame, rumor, report, Mt. 9:26; Lk. 4:14*

φήμη, -ης, ἡ

(< φημί) [in LXX: Pr 16:2 (15:30) (שְׁמוּעָה), II Mac 4:39, III Mac 3:2, IV Mac 4:22 * ;]

a saying or report: Mt 9:26, Lk 4:14.†

φήμη (phēmē) — news. φήμη, ἡ, Aeolic dialect and Doric dialect φάμα, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; pseudo-Doric dialect φήμα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: (φημί).

I. utterance prompted by the gods, significant or prophetic saying, χαῖρε δὲ φήμῃ Ὀδυσσῆος φίλος υἱός [Refs 8th c.BC+], ubi see [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φ. and κλεηδών are interchanged, [Refs 5th c.BC+] {φημί}; φ. about a τέρας, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ ὀνείρου ἡ φ. the message of the dream, [Refs 5th c.BC+]ominis causa, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῇ πόλει (i.e. Aquileia) ἀετὸς οἴκιζομένῃ τὴν αὑτοῦ φ. χαρίζεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. ἀγαθὴν λέξομεν ={εὐφημίαν παρέξομεν}, [Refs]

I.2. report, rumour, usually of uncertain and mysterious origin, φήμη οὔ τις πάμπαν ἀπόλλυται, ἥν τινα πολλοὶ λαοὶ φημίξωσι· θεός νύ τίς ἐστι καὶ αὐτή [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Φήμης βωμός Scholia (at [prev. work]), [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; common report, opposed to συκοφαντία, [Refs 7th c.BC+]

I.3. report of a man's character, repute, δεινὴν δὲ βροτῶν ὑπαλεύεο φήμην· φ. γάρ τε κακὴ πέλεται, κούφη μὲν ἀεῖραι—ῥεῖα μάλ᾽, ἀργαλέη δὲ φέρειν, χαλεπὴ δ᾽ ἀποθέσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—especially of good report, fame, περιχαρὴς τῇ φ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἰσχρὰ φ., opposed to καλὴ δόξα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

I.4. φᾶμαι songs of praise, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. any voice or words, speech, saying, λόγων φ. poetry periphrastic for λόγοι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially common report, tradition, legend, ἀλλ᾽ ἔστι φήμη.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μνήμην παρὰ τῆς φήμης λαβών [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II. b common report or parlance, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὅσους ἡ κοινὴ φ. παραδέδωκεν [θεούς] [Refs 1st c.BC+]

II.2. message, [Refs 5th c.BC+]