2. common talk, report, tradition, “ὡς λ. ἐν θνητοῖσιν ἔην” Batr. 8;
.....“λ. ἐκ πατέρων” Alc.71; “οὐκ ἔστ᾽ ἔτυμος λ. οὗτος” Stesich.32;
.....“διξὸς λέγεται λ.” Hdt.3.32; “λ. ὑπ᾽ Αἰγυπτίων λεγόμενος”, Id.
......2.47; νέον [λ.] tidings, S.Ant.1289 (lyr.); τὰ μὲν αὐτοὶ ὡρῶμεν,
......τὰ δὲ λόγοισι ἐπυνθανόμεθα by hearsay, Hdt.2.148: also in pl.,
.......ἐν γράμμασιν λόγοι κείμενοι traditions, Pl.Lg.886b.

b. rumour, “ἐπὶ παντὶ λ. ἐπτοῆσθαι” Heraclit. 87; αὐδάεις λ.
......voice of rumour, B.14.44; ἐξῆλθεν ὁ λ. οὗτος εῖς τινας ὅτι . .
......Ev.Jo. 21. 23, cf. Act.Ap.11.22; fiction, Ev.Matt.28.15.

c. mention, notice, description, οὐκ ὕει λόγου ἄξιον οὐδέν
......worth mentioning, Hdt.4.28, cf. Plb.1.24.8, etc.; ἔργα λόγου
......μέζω beyond expression, Hdt.2.35; κρεῖσσον λόγου τὸ εἶδος
......τῆς νόσου, beyond description, Th. 2.50;

d. the talk one occasions, repute, mostly in good sense, good report,
......praise, honour (cf. supr. 1.4), “λ. ἐσλὸν ἀκοῦσαι” Pi.I.5(4).13;
.....Τροίαν . . ἧς ἁπανταχοῦ λ. whose fame, story fills the world, E.IT
.....517; “οὐκ ἂν ἦν λ. σέθεν” Id.Med.541: less freq. in bad sense,
......evil report, λ. κακόθρους, κακός, S. Aj.138 (anap.), E.Heracl.
.....165: pl., λόγους ψιθύρους πλάσσων slanders, S.Aj.148 (anap.).