the fame: Ηχος [Strong's G2279], the sound; a very elegant metaphor, says Dr. Adam Clarke. The people are represented as struck with astonishment, and the sound goes out through all the coasts; in allusion to the propagation of sound by a smart stroke upon any substance. Luk 4:14, Isa 52:13, Mat 4:23-25, Mat 9:26, Mar 1:28, Mar 1:45, Mar 6:14