βεβαίως

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

βέβαιος (bébaios, “constant”) +‎ -ως (-ōs, adverbial suffix)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /be.bǎi̯.ɔːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /beˈbɛ.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βeˈβɛ.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /veˈve.os/
(15^th 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.

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”)

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