βῆ

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(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)

baa (“cry of sheep”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

βῆ • (bê) (Epic)

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

Alternative forms

ἔβη (ébē)
ἔβησε (ébēse)

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