φήμη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”). By surface analysis, a full-grade deverbal of φημί (phēmí, “to say, explain, argue”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pʰɛ̌ː.mɛː/ → /ˈɸi.mi/ → /ˈfi.mi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰɛ̌ː.mɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰe̝.me̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸi.mi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.mi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.mi/

Noun

φήμη • (phḗmē) f (genitive φήμης); first declension

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

Inflection

First declension of ἡ φήμη; τῆς φήμης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ φήμη hē phḗmē	τὼ φήμᾱ tṑ phḗmā	αἱ φῆμαι hai phêmai
Genitive	τῆς φήμης tês phḗmēs	τοῖν φήμαιν toîn phḗmain	τῶν φημῶν tôn phēmôn
Dative	τῇ φήμῃ têi phḗmēi	τοῖν φήμαιν toîn phḗmain	ταῖς φήμαις taîs phḗmais
Accusative	τὴν φήμην tḕn phḗmēn	τὼ φήμᾱ tṑ phḗmā	τᾱ̀ς φήμᾱς tā̀s phḗmās
Vocative	φήμη phḗmē	φήμᾱ phḗmā	φῆμαι phêmai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• εὔφημος (eúphēmos)
  • εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós)

Related terms

• φημί (phēmí)
• φῆμις (phêmis)

Descendants

• Greek: φήμη (fími)

Further reading

• “φήμη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “φήμη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “φήμη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• φήμη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• φήμη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• G5345 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • adage idem, page 10.
  • bruit idem, page 101.
  • cry idem, page 187.
  • fame idem, page 304.
  • legend idem, page 484.
  • message idem, page 526.
  • myth idem, page 549.
  • news idem, page 557.
  • omen idem, page 572.
  • report idem, page 697.
  • reputation idem, page 699.
  • rumour idem, page 726.
  • saying idem, page 736.
  • sign idem, page 774.
  • tale idem, page 854.
  • tidings idem, page 874.
  • word idem, page 987.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”).

Noun

φήμη • (fími) f (plural φήμες)

1. fame
2. reputation
3. rumour (UK), rumor (US)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	φήμη (fími)	φήμες (fímes)
genitive	φήμης (fímis)	φημών (fimón)
accusative	φήμη (fími)	φήμες (fímes)
vocative	φήμη (fími)	φήμες (fímes)

Synonyms

• δόξα f (dóxa)