"φήμη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See φήμη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pʰɛ̌ː.mɛː/, /ˈɸi.mi/, /ˈfi.mi/, /pʰɛ̌ː.mɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpʰe̝.me̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈɸi.mi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈfi.mi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈfi.mi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
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”). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-|id=speak}}, {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*pʰā́mā}} Proto-Hellenic *pʰā́mā, {{inh|grc|ine-pro||*bʰeh₂-meh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-meh₂, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-||to speak}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|φήμης|f|first}} φήμη • (phḗmē) f (genitive φήμης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|φήμη|ης}} Forms: phḗmē [romanization], φήμης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ φήμη [nominative, singular], φήμᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ φῆμαι [nominative, plural], τῆς φήμης [genitive, singular], φήμαιν [dual, genitive], φημῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ φήμῃ [dative, singular], φήμαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς φήμαις [dative, plural], τὴν φήμην [accusative, singular], φήμᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς φήμᾱς [accusative, plural], φήμη [singular, vocative], φήμᾱ [dual, vocative], φῆμαι [plural, vocative]
  1. prophetic voice, oracle
    Sense id: en-φήμη-grc-noun-YYlBhqrH Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 59 28 12 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 58 29 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 24 6 24 6 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 24 6 24 6 18
  2. rumor
    Sense id: en-φήμη-grc-noun-Fvb1CnzJ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 24 6 24 6 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 24 6 24 6 18
  3. reputation
    Sense id: en-φήμη-grc-noun-VW7HSF22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (εὔφημος (eúphēmos)): εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós) Related terms: φημί (phēmí), φῆμις (phêmis)
Disambiguation of 'εὔφημος (eúphēmos)': 45 55 0

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "45 55 0",
      "roman": "euphēmismós",
      "sense": "εὔφημος (eúphēmos)",
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    }
  ],
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            "1": "el",
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          },
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        }
      ],
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    }
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        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰeh₂-",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰeh₂-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to speak"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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”).",
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      "form": "phḗmē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φήμης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "form": "Attic declension-1",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "hē phḗmē",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φήμᾱ",
      "roman": "phḗmā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "αἱ φῆμαι",
      "roman": "hai phêmai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς φήμης",
      "roman": "tês phḗmēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "φήμαιν",
      "roman": "phḗmain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φημῶν",
      "roman": "phēmôn",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ φήμῃ",
      "roman": "têi phḗmēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς φήμαις",
      "roman": "taîs phḗmais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν φήμην",
      "roman": "tḕn phḗmēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς φήμᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s phḗmās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φήμη",
      "roman": "phḗmē",
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    },
    {
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "phēmí",
      "word": "φημί"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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          "_dis": "20 24 6 24 6 18",
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      ],
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          "oracle",
          "oracle"
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        {
          "_dis": "20 24 6 24 6 18",
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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      "id": "en-φήμη-grc-noun-Fvb1CnzJ",
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          "rumor",
          "rumor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "reputation",
          "reputation"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɛ̌ː.mɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸi.mi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.mi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɛ̌ː.mɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰe̝.me̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸi.mi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.mi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.mi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φήμη"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂- (speak)",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "φήμης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    {
      "form": "ἡ φήμη",
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    {
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    {
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      "roman": "tês phḗmēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φημῶν",
      "roman": "phēmôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ φήμῃ",
      "roman": "têi phḗmēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φήμαιν",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς φήμαις",
      "roman": "taîs phḗmais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν φήμην",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "φήμᾱ",
      "roman": "phḗmā",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς φήμᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s phḗmās",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φήμη",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φήμᾱ",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῆμαι",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
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    }
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    },
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    }
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      ],
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          "oracle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rumor"
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          "rumor",
          "rumor"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "reputation"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "reputation",
          "reputation"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/pʰɛ̌ː.mɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸi.mi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.mi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰɛ̌ː.mɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰe̝.me̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸi.mi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.mi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.mi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φήμη"
}

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