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φήμη
φήμη φήμη, ἡ, Doric φάμα, Lat. fama: (φημί) :— a voice from heaven, a prophetic voice, Od.; so, when Ulysses prays to Zeus, φήμην τίς μοι φάσθω, he is answered by thunder, Od.; hence an oracle, divination, omen, Hdt., Soph., etc. saying or report spread among men, rumour, Hes., Aeschin.; ὑποδεεστέρα τῆς φήμης inferior to the report of them, i. e. exaggerated, Thuc. the talk or report of a manʼs character, Hes., etc.:—esp. good report, fame, Hdt., Pind.; also, φ. πονηραί Aesch., etc. φᾶμαι songs of praise, Pind. any voice or words, a speech, saying, Aesch.:—esp. a common saying, a tradition, legend, Eur., Plat. a message, Trag.

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a voice from heaven, a prophetic voice

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φήμη φήμη, ἡ, Doric φάμα, Lat. fama: (φημί) :— a voice from heaven, a prophetic voice, Od.; so, when Ulysses prays to Zeus, φήμην τίς μοι φάσθω, he is answered by thunder, Od.; hence an oracle, divination, omen, Hdt., Soph., etc. saying or report spread among men, rumour, Hes., Aeschin.; ὑποδεεστέρα τῆς φήμης inferior to the report of them, i. e. exaggerated, Thuc. the talk or report of a manʼs character, Hes., etc.:—esp. good report, fame, Hdt., Pind.; also, φ. πονηραί Aesch., etc. φᾶμαι songs of praise, Pind. any voice or words, a speech, saying, Aesch.:—esp. a common saying, a tradition, legend, Eur., Plat. a message, Trag.
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34616
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n34656
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