φθέγμα

1. the sound of the voice, a voice , (Pindar), etc.: of a person, ὦ φθέγμ᾽ ἀναιδές, for ὦ φθεγξάμενε ἀναιδῆ, (Sophocles Tragicus)

2. language, speech , (Sophocles Tragicus)

3. a saying, word , (Sophocles Tragicus)

4. of other sounds, as of birds, cries , (Sophocles Tragicus); of a bull, roaring , (Euripides); φθ. θυείας the grinding of the mortar, (Aristophanes Comicus); of the nightingale's song, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)