ῥῆμα
Alt. ῥῆμα, ατος, τό,
Etym. ῥέω, ἐρῶ
I. "that which is said or spoken, a word, saying", Theogn., Hdt., etc.; κατὰ ῥῆμα "word for word", Aeschin.
2. "a phrase", opp. to ὄνομα (a single word), Plat.
3. "the subject of speech, a thing", NTest.
II. in Gramm., "a verb", opp. to ὄνομα (a noun), ῥήματα καὶ ὀνόματα Plat.