Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐπιφημίζω (epiphēmizō) to portend ^G:V

ἐπιφημίζω-ίζω,

utter words ominous of the event, ἰόντος αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν πεντηκόντερον ἐπεφημίζετο (middle) [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 promise, pledge, κείνῳ παῖδ᾽ ἐπεφήμισα..ἐκδώσειν conjecture in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐκ παιδὸς ἐπιφημίζωισθεῖσα τῷ ἀνδρὶ ἑβδόμη ὑπατεία (of Marius) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II apply the name of A (accusative) to B (dative), where A is usually a god, ascribe or assign B to A, ἑκάστῃ μοίρᾳ θεόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅσα τις πράττει τοὺς θεοὺς ἐπιφημίζωίζων in the name of the gods, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 later the construction is reversed, τοῖς θεοῖς τι [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, θεοῖς..παῖδες ἐπεφημίσθησαν [ἐπιφημίζωίζεται τῇ χώρᾳ 2nd c.AD: Aristides Rhetor 1.445J.; μέρη τῆς γῆς Ποσειδῶνι ἐπιπεφήμισται [prev. author] “Or.” 46(3).16. ">Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III call, name, with double accusative, τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐ. λυσιτελοῦν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 with epexegetic infinitive, τὴν ἔξω φορὰν ἐπεφήμισεν εἶναι τῆς ταὐτοῦ φύσεως the outer revolution he called the revolution of the Same, ordained that it should be.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2.b c.accusative infinitive, allege, declare, αὐτὸν Ἀσκληπιοῦ θεράποντα εἶναι [Refs 1st c.AD+] sert.11.
__III.3 bestow a name on, ὄνοματά τισι [Refs 1st c.AD+]; πομπῇ ἐπεφήμισαν οὔνομα νηῶν named [the fish πομπίλος] after.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__IV in later Prose, dedicate, devote to a god, [Refs 1st c.BC+]:—passive, [Refs 1st c.AD+]