βῆ

βῆ

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̂ː/ → /βi/ → /vi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bɛ̂ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /be̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vi/

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

βῆ • (bê)

1. baa (“cry of sheep”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

βῆ • (bê) (Epic)

1. third-person singular aorist active indicative unaugmented of βαίνω (baínō)

Alternative forms

• ἔβη (ébē)
• ἔβησε (ébēse)