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βίβημι

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Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height

Diodorus Siculus, 4.61.7
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Full diacritics: βίβημι Medium diacritics: βίβημι Low diacritics: βίβημι Capitals: ΒΙΒΗΜΙ
Transliteration A: bíbēmi Transliteration B: bibēmi Transliteration C: vivimi Beta Code: bi/bhmi

English (LSJ)

poet. collat. form of βαίνω,

   A to stride, used by Hom. only in part., μακρὰ βιβάς Il.7.213, al.; ὕψι βιβάντα 13.371, al. (v. foreg.): Dor. 3sg. βίβαντι Epigr.Lacon. ap. Poll.4.102.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

βίβημι: ποιητ. ἰσοδ. τύπος τοῦ βαίνω, περιπατῶ, βαδίζω, ἐν χρήσει παρ᾿ Ὁμ. μόνον κατὰ μετοχ., μακρὰ βιβὰς Ἰλ. Η. 213, κτλ.· ὕψι βιβάντα Ν. 371, κτλ. (καὶ νεώτεροι ἐκδόται ἀναγινώσκουσι βιβάντα, βιβᾶσα ἐν τοῖς χωρίοις τοῖς μνημονευθεῖσιν ὑπὸ τὸ ἄρθρον βιβάω)· Δωρ. γ΄ πληθ. βίβαντ, Ἐπιγρ. Λακων ἐν Ahrens Δ. Δωρ. σ. 483.

French (Bailly abrégé)

seul. part. prés. nomin. masc. βιβάς, fém. βιβᾶσα, et acc. masc. βιβάντα;
faire des enjambées, aller à grands pas.
Étymologie: cf. βαίνω, marcher.