βῆμα

See also: βήμα and Βήμα

Ancient Greek

From βᾱ- (bā-), the long form of the stem of βαίνω (baínō, “to step”), + -μᾰ (-ma, result noun–forming suffix).

βῆμᾰ • (bêma) n (genitive βήμᾰτος); third declension

(Attic, Ionic)

Third declension of τὸ βῆμᾰ; τοῦ βήμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ βῆμᾰ tò bêma	τὼ βήμᾰτε tṑ bḗmate	τᾰ̀ βήμᾰτᾰ tà bḗmata
Genitive	τοῦ βήμᾰτος toû bḗmatos	τοῖν βημᾰ́τοιν toîn bēmátoin	τῶν βημᾰ́των tôn bēmátōn
Dative	τῷ βήμᾰτῐ tôi bḗmati	τοῖν βημᾰ́τοιν toîn bēmátoin	τοῖς βήμᾰσῐ / βήμᾰσῐν toîs bḗmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ βῆμᾰ tò bêma	τὼ βήμᾰτε tṑ bḗmate	τᾰ̀ βήμᾰτᾰ tà bḗmata
Vocative	βῆμᾰ bêma	βήμᾰτε bḗmate	βήμᾰτᾰ bḗmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

ἐπὶ τὸ βῆμα ἀναβαίνω (epì tò bêma anabaínō, “to enter public life”, literally “to get up onto the tribune”)

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