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φήμη?

First declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration: phēmē

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 φήμα φῆμαι
Genitive φήμης φήμαιν φημῶν
Dative φήμῃ φήμαιν φήμαις
Accusative φήμην φήμα φήμας
Vocative φήμη φήμα 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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