βεβαίως
Ancient Greek
Etymology
βέβαιος (bébaios, “constant”) + -ως (-ōs, adverbial suffix)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /be.bǎi̯.ɔːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /beˈbɛ.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βeˈβɛ.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /veˈve.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /veˈve.os/
Adverb
βεβαίως • (bebaíōs)
- constantly, without interruption
- 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.2.1:
- Φαίνεται γὰρ ἡ νῦν Ἑλλὰς καλουμένη οὐ πάλαι βεβαίως οἰκουμένη.
- Phaínetai gàr hē nûn Hellàs kalouménē ou pálai bebaíōs oikouménē.
- For apparently what is now called Hellas was not constantly inhabited in times past.
- Φαίνεται γὰρ ἡ νῦν Ἑλλὰς καλουμένη οὐ πάλαι βεβαίως οἰκουμένη.
References
- “βέβαιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /veˈveos/
- Hyphenation: βε‧βαί‧ως
- Rhymes: -eos
Adverb
βεβαίως • (vevaíos)
- certainly, of course
Synonyms
- βέβαια (vévaia)
- φυσικά (fysiká)
- ασφαλώς (asfalós)
Related terms
- see: βέβαιος (vévaios, “certain, sure”)