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+]