βῆμα

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See also: βήμα and Βήμα

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *gʷā́mə, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéh₂mn̥, from *gʷeh₂- (to step) (whence ἔβην (ébēn)). Compare βωμός (bōmós).[1]

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Noun

βῆμᾰ (bêman (genitive βήμᾰτος); third declension (Attic, Ionic)

  1. a step, pace, footfall, gait
  2. raised place or tribune or podium or pulpit from which men spoke in a public assembly

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βαίνω (> DER > From the root βη-: βῆμα)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 192-3

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