βαίνω, fut. βήσομαι, aor. 1 ἔβησα, aor. 2 ἔβην or βῆν, βῆ, du. ἐβήτην, βήτην, βάτην, pl. ἔβησαν, βῆσαν, ἔβαν, βάν, subj. βῶ, βείω, βήῃς, βήῃ, inf. βήμεναι, perf. βέβηκα, 3 pl. βεβάᾶσι, inf. βεβάμεν, part. βεβαώς, -ῶτα, fem. βεβῶσα, plup. 3 sing. βεβήκειν, 3 pl. βέβασαν, mid. aor. (ἐ)βήσετο: walk, step, go, perf., tread, stand (have a footing); strictly of moving the legs apart, hence to denote the attitude of standing over to protect one, ἀμφὶ δ' ἄῤ αὐτῷ βαῖνε λέων ὥσ, Il. 5.299; hence, too, the phrase βῆ δ' ἰέναι, βῆ δὲ θέειν, started for to go, a graphic periphrasis for ᾔει, etc.; often in the sense of departing, ἣ δ' Οὔλυμπόνδε βηβήκει, was gone, Il. 1.221 ; ἐννέα βεβάᾶσιν ἐνιαυτοί, have passed, Il. 2.134 ; πῇ δὴ συνθεσίαι τε καὶ ὅρκια βήσεται ἥμιν, what is to become of? Il. 2.339; so, ἔβαν φέρουσαι, βῆ φεύγων, etc.; βήσετο δίφρον, mounted, apparently trans., really w. acc. of limit of motion, Il. 3.262; causative, aor. 1 act., φῶτας ἐείκοσι βῆσεν ἀφ' ἵππων, made to go, brought down from their cars, Il. 16.180 ; βῆσαι ἵππους ἐπὶ Βουπρασίου, bring horses to B., Il. 11.756.
βαίνω (inf.βαίμεναιHsch.), fut.βήσομαιIl.2.339, etc., Dor. βᾱσεῦμαιTheoc.2.8, etc.: pf.βέβηκαIl.15.90, etc., Dor. βέβᾱκαPi.I.4(3).41, etc., with shortd. forms βεβάᾱσιIl.2.134, contr. βεβᾶσιA.Pers. 1002 (lyr.), Eu.76, etc.; subj.βεβῶσι (ἐμ-) Pl.Phdr.252e; inf.βεβάμενIl.17.359, βεβάναιE.Heracl.610 (lyr.); part.βεβαώς, -αυῖαIl.14.477, Hom.Epigr.15.10, contr. βεβώσ: plpf.ἐβεβήκεινIl.11.296, etc., Ep. βεβήκειν 6.495; sync. 3pl.βέβᾰσαν 17.286, etc.: aor. 2ἔβηνIl. 17.112, etc., Dor. ἔβᾱνPi.O.13.97, etc.; Ep. 3sg.βῆIl.13.297, Ep. 3dualβάτην [ᾰ] 1.327, 3pl.ἔβανA.Pers.18 (lyr.), (κατ-) S.Tr.504 (lyr.), Ep. βάνIl.20.32; imper. βῆθι, Dor. βᾶθιS.Ph.1196 (lyr.); βᾱ in compds. ἔμβα, κατάβα, etc., 2pl.βᾶτεA.Supp.191, Eu.1033 (lyr.); subj.βῶ, Ep. 3sg.βήῃ (ὑπερ-) Il.9.501, βήω 6.113, ἐμ-βέῃGDI5075.4 (Cret.), Dor. βᾶμεσ (for βῶμεν) Theoc.15.22; opt. βαίην; inf.βῆναι (Att. Prose only in compds.), Ep. βήμεναιOd.19.296, Dor. βᾶμενPi.P.4.39; part.βάς βᾶσα βάν, Dor. pl. ἐκ-βῶντασTh.5.77:— Med., Ep.aor.1ἐβήσετο (ἀπ-) Il.1.428:— Pass., pres. (v. infr.A.11.1): in compds., aor.ἀν-, παρ-, ξυν-εβάθην,X.Eq.3.4, Th.3.67, 4.30; later παρ-εβάνθηνD.C.48.2,al.; ἀνα-, παρα-, ξυμ-βέβᾰμαι,X.Eq.Mag.1.4, Th.1.123, 8.98; παρα-βέβασμαιD.17.12: fut.παρα-βαθήσομαι Sch.E.Hec.802.— For the Act. fut. and aor. 1, v. infr. B; for pres.part.βιβάς, v. βίβημι.— In correct Att. Prose the pres.βαίνω is almost the only tense in use; but in compds. Prose writers used all tenses freely. A. in the above tenses, I. intr.,
walk, step,
prop. of motion
on foot,
ποσὶ βήσετοIl.5.745, etc.; but also of all motion
on ground,
the direction being commonly determined by a Prep.:— the kind of motion is often marked by a part., βῆ φεύγων, βῆ ἀί̈ξασα,Il.2.665, 4.74: c. part.fut., denoting purpose, βῆ ῥ' Ἶσον ..ἐξεναρίξων
he went to
slay, Il.11.101: with neut. Adj. as Adv., σαῦλα ποσὶν β.h.Merc.28; ἁβρὸν β. παλλεύκῳ ποδίE.Med.1164, cf. 830 (lyr.); ἴσα or ὁμοίως β. τινί,D.19.314, X.Eq.1.3; ἐν ποικίλοις β.A.Ag.936, cf. 924;
march
or
dance,
μετὰ ῥυθμοῦ, ἐν ῥυθμῷ,Th.5.70, Pl.Lg.670b: freq. c. inf. in Hom., βῆ δ' ἰέναι
and taken away, 1.391, 2.302; ἄφαρ βέβακενS.Tr. 134; θανάσιμος βέβηκενId.OT959, cf. 832; βεβᾶσι φροῦδοιE.IT1289; βέβηκα euphem. for τέθνηκα,A.Pers.1002 (lyr.); of things, ἐννέα ἐνιαυτοὶ βεβάασι nine years
have come and gone,
Il.2.134; πῇ ὅρκια βήσεται; ib.339, cf. 8.229. 4.
come,
τίπτε βέβηκας; 15.90;
arrive,
S.OT81, Aj.921. 5.
go on, advance,
ἐς τόδε τόλμης, ἐς τοσοῦτον ἐλπίδων,Id.OT125,772; ἐπ' ἔσχαταId.OC217 (lyr.). 6. c. part. as periphr. for fut., βαίνω καταγγέλλωνPMag.Par.1.2474. II. c. acc.,
mount,
Hom. only in aor. Med. βήσασθαι δίφρονIl.3.262, Od.3.481: in Act. (fut.part. Med. βησόμενοσThem.Or.21.248b), of the male,
mount, cover,
Pl.Phdr.250e, Achae.28, Arist.HA575a13, etc.:— in Pass., ἵπποι βαινόμεναι
me, Ar.Nu.30; ὀδύνα μ' ὀδύνα βαίνειE.Hipp.1371 (lyr.). 4. Poet. with acc. of the instrument of motion, βαίνειν πόδαE.El.94, 1173 (lyr.). 5.βαίνειν· φιλεῖν, κολακεύειν,Hsch.B. Causal, in fut.βήσω, (ἐπι-) Il.8.197, (εἰσ-) E.IT742: aor. 1ἔβησα—
make to go,
φῶτας βῆσεν ἀφ' ἵππων
he made
them
dismount,
Il.16.810; ἀμφοτέρους ἐξ ἵππων βῆσε κακῶσ
he brought
them
down
from the chariot in sorry plight, 5.164; ὄφρα βάσομεν ὄκχονPi.O. 6.24.— Rare in Trag. (exc. in compds.), E.Med.209 (lyr.).— The simple Verb is uncommon in later Gr. (For βάμ-