B
B, b, bh`ta , indecl., second letter of the Gr. alphabet: hence as numeral, bV = duvo, deuvtero" , Ëb = 2000.
I. b is the medial labial mute, between tenuis t and asp. q . The dialectic variations of b seem to be mostly due to uncertainties of pronunciation:
1. for g , as blhcwvn glhcwvn, blevfaron Dor. glevfaron, bounov" gounov" : bembrav" for membrav", brotov" for mortov" (mostalis).
2. b is sometimes inserted between ml, mr to give a fuller sound, as in a[mbroto", meshmbriva, gambrov", mevmbletai .
ba`
ba` , shortd. form of voc. Basileu` , king! Aesch.
babaiv
ba±baiv , Lat. papae ! exclamation of surprise, bless me! Eur ., Ar.
babaiavx
ba±baiavx , strengthd. for babaiv , Ar.
babuvka
babuvka , hJ , Lacon. for gevfura , Arist. ap. Plut.
bavgma
bavgma , ato", tov , ( bavzw ) a speech, Aesch.
bavdhn
bavdhn »a±1/4 , Adv. ( baivnw ) step by step, Lat. pedetentim , Il.; in marching step, Hdt .; b. tacuv at quick step, Xen.
2.
gradually, more and more,
Ar.
II.
walking, marching,
opp. to
riding, driving, sailing,
Aesch.
badivzw
ba±divzw , f. Att. badiou`mai : aor. I ejbavdisa : pf. bebavdika : ( bavdo", baivnw ):— to go slowly, to walk, Lat. ambulare , h. Hom. , Xen. : to go, march, of horsemen, Id.: to go by land, Dem .: —c. acc. cogn ., bavdon, oJdo;n b . Ar. , Xen.
2. generally, ejpÆ oijkiva" bad . to enter houses, Dem. : to proceed (in argument), Id.:—of things, aiJ timai; ejpÆ e[latton ejbavdizon prices were getting lower, Id. Hence bavdisi"
bavdisi"
bavdisi" , ew", hJ , a walking, going, Ar .; of hares, Xen. ; and bavdisma
bavdisma