κλέος, τό,
Doric dialect κλέϝος [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:—
rumour, report, τί δὴ κ. ἔστ᾽ ἀνὰ ἄστ; [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; σὸν κ.
news of thee, [
Refs]
the report of their coming, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; κείνου κατὰ κ. at
the news of his coming, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
rumour, opposed to certainty, κ. οἶον ἀκούομεν οὐδέ τι ἴδμεν [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
II)
goodreport, fame, frequently in [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; κ. εἶναί τινι to be
a glory to him,[
Refs 8th c.BC+][same place]; κ. ἀρέσθαι, εὑρέσθαι, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; γίνεσθε κατὰ κ. ὧδε μαχηταί in
renown, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; λαβεῖν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. αἰχμᾶς
glory in or
for, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. σου μαντικόν[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. καταθέσθαι to lay up store of
glory, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποῖον κ, εἰ; [
NT]
the lays of their achievements, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.2) rarely in bad sense, δύσφαμον κ. ill
repute, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] of whom there is least
talk either for praise or blame. (Cf. Sanskrit
śrávas 'fame', Slavonic
slovo 'word', 'glory';
cognate with κλέω (A), κλύω.)