φημίζω
Πάντα ταῦτα ἐπείρασα ἐν τῇ σοφίᾳ: εἶπα Σοφισθήσομαι, καὶ αὐτὴ ἐμακρύνθη ἀπ' ἐμοῦ· κτλ. (Εcclesiastes 7:23f., LXX version) → I tried to give proof in wisdom of all those things; I said, I will be wise, but that wisdom was far from me ...
English (LSJ)
aor.
A ἐφήμισα A. (v. infr.), E. (v. infr.), Ep. subj. -ίξω Hes. Op.764, Dor. ἐφάμιξα (κατ-) Pi.O.6.56:—Med., aor. ἐφημισάμην A. (v. infr.), Ep. -ιξάμην D.P.90, Nonn.D.3.276:—Pass., fut. φημισθήσομαι Lyc.1082: aor. ἐφημίσθην Plu.2.264d, etc.: pf. πεφήμισμαι Str.1.2.12: (φήμη). I prophesy, utter, ᾗ καὶ Αοξίας ἐφήμισε A.Ch.558. 2 spread a report, φήμην φ. Hes.Op.764; διαβολάς J.BJ1.23.2, cf. Q.S.13.538, etc.:—Pass., οἱ τεθνάναι φημισθέντες Plu. l.c., cf. J.BJ1.29.4, Arr.Peripl.M.Eux.6, PGiss.19.4 (ii A. D.); Μίνως ὀαριστὴς τοῦ Διὸς ἐφημίσθη εἶναι Plot.6.9.7: abs., to be slandered, Supp.Epigr.4.648.12 (Lydia, ii A. D.). 3 call, name, τινά τι Call.Aet.3.1.14, 58, Nonn.D.9.23; οὔνομα φ. Opp.H.5.476:— Med., Euph.57. 4 promise, ἣν (sc. εὐνήν) ἐφήμισεν πατήρ μοι E.IA1356; ὃ ἐφήμισεν . . παρασχέσθαι Sch.Call. in Διηγήσεις xi 3. II Med., express in words, συντόμως ἐφημίσω A.Ag.629, cf. 1162 (lyr.), 1173(lyr.):—Pass., Zos.Alch.p.169B.
