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φήμη, -ης, ἡ (φημί) [in LXX: Pro.16:2 (15:30) (שְׁמוּעָה), 2Ma.4:39, 3Ma.3:2, 4Ma.4:22 *;] a saying or report: Mat.9:26, Luk.4:14. (AS)

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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+]

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Noun Feminine

a saying, i.e. rumor ("fame"); fame; from g5346 (φημί)