Lexical Definition

‎φήμη‎ phḗmē (fay'-may) news ^G:N-F
from ‎φημί‎

fame.

• a saying, i.e. rumor ("fame")

Abbott-Smith

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.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

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 [φήμην τίς μοι φάσθω 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 20.100; followed by φήμην δ᾽ ἐξ οἴκοιο γυνὴ προέηκεν ἀλετρίς [prev. work] 105 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; φ. and κλεηδών are interchanged, [Refs 5th c.BC+] {φημί}; φ. about a τέρας, [φήμην ἀκούσας εἴτ᾽ ἀπ᾽ ἀνδρὸς οἶσθα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 43, compare 86, 475 (Lyric poetry)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ ὀνείρου ἡ φ. the message of the dream, [φήμη τις οἴκων ἐν μυχοῖς ἱδρυμένη [prev. author] “Hel.” 820; φήμας τε καὶ μαντείας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 111b, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.21; φήμας καὶ ἐνύπνια καὶ οἰωνούς 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Symposium” 4.48, compare “Cyr.” 8.7.3, etc.; φήμης ἕνεκα ">Refs 5th c.BC+]ominis causa, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῇ πόλει (i.e. Aquileia) ἀετὸς οἴκιζομένῃ τὴν αὑτοῦ φ. χαρίζεται [φήμη γ᾽ ὑμῖν ὄρνις ἐστί 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 720 ">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 [φήμη δ᾽ ἐς στρατὸν ἦλθε as from 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad”)">Refs 8th c.BC+]; Φήμης βωμός Scholia (at [prev. work]), [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; common report, opposed to συκοφαντία, [φήμην κατασκεδάσαι [prev. author] “Ap.” 18c. ">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+]