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φήμη

First declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: φήμη

Structure: φημ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Sense

  1. prophetic voice, oracle
  2. rumor
  3. reputation

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative φήμη φήμᾱ φῆμαι
Genitive φήμης φήμαιν φημῶν
Dative φήμῃ φήμαιν φήμαις
Accusative φήμην φήμᾱ φήμᾱς
Vocative φήμη φήμᾱ φῆμαι

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • τούτων δὲ οἰκονομουμένων φήμη δυσμενὴσ ἐξηχεῖτο κατὰ τοῦ γένουσ ἀνθρώποισ συμφρονοῦσιν εἰσ κακοποίησιν, ἀφορμῆσ διδομένησ εἰσ διάθεσιν, ὡσ ἂν ἀπὸ τῶν νομίμων αὐτοὺσ κωλυόντων. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees III 3:2)
  • θεωρῶν ὀφθαλμὸσ καλὰ εὐφραίνει καρδίαν, φήμη δὲ ἀγαθὴ πιαίνει ὀστᾶ. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 15:35)
  • ἥκω δ’ ἀκούσασ οὐ τορῶσ ‐ φήμη δέ τισ φύλαξιν ἐμπέπτωκεν ‐ ὡσ κατάσκοποι ἥκουσ’ Ἀχαιῶν. (Euripides, Rhesus, episode 2:10)
  • φήμη γάρ τε κακὴ πέλεται, κούφη μὲν ἀεῖραι ῥεῖα μάλ’, ἀργαλέη δὲ φέρειν, χαλεπὴ δ’ ἀποθέσθαι. (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 92:3)
  • φήμη δ’ οὔτισ πάμπαν ἀπόλλυται, ἥν τινα πολλοὶ λαοὶ φημίξωσι· (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 92:4)

Synonyms

  1. prophetic voice

  2. reputation

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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