STRONGS G1310:
διαφημίζω; 1 aorist
διεφήμισα; 1 aorist passive
διεφημίσθην;
to spread abroad, blaze abroad:
τὸν λόγον,
Mark 1:45;
Matthew 28:15 [T WH marginal reading
ἐφημίσθ.];
τινά, to spread abroad his fame, verbally diffuse his renown,
Matthew 9:31; in Latin
diffamare aliquem, but in a bad sense. (Rarely in Greek writings, as Aratus, phaen. 221; Dionysius Halicarnassus 11, 46; Palaephatus incred. 14, 4; [cf.
Winer's De verb. comp. etc. Part v., p. 14f].)
Related entry:
φημιζω: 1 aorist passive 3 person singular
ἐφημίσθη; especially frequently in the poets from Hesiod down;
to spread a report, to disseminate by report:
Mat. 28:15 T WH marginal reading (after manuscripts
א Δ 33 etc.) for
διαφημ. which see.
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