pheme is a report that spreads outward about someone or an event.

The attested use describes a report spreading outward: concerning Jesus throughout the surrounding region in Luke 4:14 and concerning an event through all the land in Matthew 9:26.

1. A report spreading outward · dominant

   In Luke 4:14, the nominative singular feminine form occurs in the clause in which news goes out throughout the region about Jesus; the APB renders this, “news went out according to all the region about him.” In Matthew 9:26, the same form occurs where a report goes out into all the land; the APB renders, “this report went out into all that land.”

   Luke 4:14Matthew 9:26

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the outward-spreading item as “news” in Luke 4:14 and “this report” in Matthew 9:26. These are whole-verse translation renderings rather than definitions.