βιβάς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From an unattested verb *βίβημι (*bíbēmi), from a reduplicated version of the root of ἔβην (ébēn), the aorist of βαίνω (baínō, to go).

Pronunciation

 

Participle

βῐβᾱ́ς (bibā́s)

  1. present participle: striding
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 7.213:
      ... νέρθε δὲ ποσσὶν
      ἤϊε μακρὰ βιβᾱ́ς, ...
      ... nérthe dè possìn
      ḗïe makrà bibā́s, ...
      with his feet under him, [Ajax] went with great strides,

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