ῥῆμα, ατος, τό,
(ἐρῶ) that which is said or spoken, word, saying, [[ 7th c.BC: Archilochus Lyricus 50, 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1152, 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 37.14, 92 ] Refs 7th c.BC+] (where perhaps it ={ῥήτρα}[[ 11.2), 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus (see. below), etc.; in Prose first in 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus (assuming variant), ὁ νόος τοῦ ῥ. 7.162; τὰ λεγόμενά τινων [ῥήματα] 8.83 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῦ Πιττακοῦ.. περιεφέρετο τοῦτο τὸ ῥ. [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 343b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ δόγμα τε καὶ ῥ. [[ [prev. author] “R.” 464a ] Refs]; opposed to ἔργματα, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.6 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἔργον, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 5.111 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to τὸ ἀληθές, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 102b: proverbial, ῥήματα ἀντ᾽ ἀλφίτων] Refs 5th c.BC+] 'fine words butter no parsnips', cited in [[ 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus; ῥήματα πλέκων 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 4.94 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥήματα θηρεύειν catch at one's words, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.9 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥ. ἱπποβάμονα, ῥ. μυριάμφορον, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 821, “Pax” 521 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥήματος ἐχόμενον depending on the word, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 656c ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῷ ῥ. τῷ τόδε προσχρώμενοι the word τόδε, [[ [prev. author] “Ti.” 49e ] Refs]; τῷ ῥ. λέγειν, εἰπεῖν, say in so many words, [[ [prev. author] “R.” 340d, “Grg.” 450e, compare “Tht.” 166d ] Refs]; κατὰ ῥῆμα ἀπαγγεῖλαι word for word, [[ 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.122. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 phrase, opposed to ὄνομα (a single word), [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Cratylus” 399b, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.72; λέγοντες ἐν μύθοις τε καὶ ἐν ῥήμασιν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 840c. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]