φῆμις
ιος, ἡ
A.
speech, talk, Il. 10.207; but ἐς θῶκον πρόμολον δήμοιό τε φῆμιν the place of talk Od. 15.468.
2.
common opinion or judgement expressed in talk, χαλεπὴ δ’ ἔχε δήμου φ. 14.239, cf. 16.75; τῶν ἀλεείνω φῆμιν ἀδευκέα their 'bitter gossip', 6.273; Κασσάνδραν . . φᾶμις ἔχησι βροτῶν Ibyc. 9.
b.
φ. ἀοιδῶν their praise, Euph. 40: hence,
3.
reputation, χαλεπὴν δέ τε φῆμιν ὀπάσσει . . γυναιξί Od. 24.201; later of good report, Man. 3.183,237.