"pr. a celestial or oracular utterance; an utterance; fame, rumor, report, Mt. 9:26; Lk. 4:14*"
Definition and meaning
pr. a celestial or oracular utterance; an utterance; fame, rumor, report, Mt. 9:26; Lk. 4:14*
In the original Greek the word is written: φήμη
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pheme (G5345) across the King James Bible.
And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
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Common questions
Strong's G5345 (pheme) is a Greek word that means: pr. a celestial or oracular utterance; an utterance; fame, rumor, report, Mt. 9:26; Lk. 4:14* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word pheme (G5345) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5345 is pheme, a Greek word defined as: pr. a celestial or oracular utterance; an utterance; fame, rumor, report, Mt. 9:26; Lk. 4:14*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pheme is a Greek word found in the New Testament.